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Job Description
Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require knowledge of artificial insemination techniques and equipment use. May involve keeping records on heats, birth intervals, or pedigree.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 45-2021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 42,340.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
- Currently, there are 1,270 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Animal Breeders”.
Also Known As…
- Animal Breeders
- Stallion Manager
- Equine Breeder
- Dog Breeder
- Cattery Operator
- Cat Breeder
- Broodmare Foreman
- Breeding Manager
- Breeder
- Artificial Insemination Technician (AI Technician)
- Animal Technician
- Reptile Farmer
- Rat Culturist
- Rabbit Fancier
- Poultry Inseminator
- Poultry Husbandry Worker
- Poultry Husbandman
- Poultry Breeder
- Livestock Rancher
- Livestock Breeder
- Large Animal Husbandry Technician
- Kennel Operator
- Kennel Keeper
- Husbandry Technician
- Horse Trainer
- Horse Breeder
- Hog Confinement System Manager
- Fur Farmer
- Equine Pharmacology Technician
- Equine Manager
- Dairy Husbandry Worker
- Dairy Husbandman
- Chicken Fancier
- Canary Breeder
- Bee Breeder
- Aviculturist
- Artificial Inseminator
- Animal Husbandry Technician
- Animal Husbandman
- Animal Breeder
Tasks for “Pigeon Fancier”
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
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- Spectroscopes
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Tattoo equipment
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Dehorners
- Laptop computers
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Automated feed batch mixers
- DNA typing kits
- Hormone testing kits
- Automatic watering devices
- Desktop computers
- Microchip scanners
- Agar plates
- Ear tagging equipment
- Horse breeding chutes
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Compact digital cameras
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Densimeters
- Semen collection kits
- Stage warmers
- External ultrasound units
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Artificial vaginas
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Sperm counters
- Handheld computers
- Animal blood analyzers
- Branding equipment
- Dummy mares
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Personal computers
- Lead radiology aprons
- Laser facsimile machines
- Laboratory water baths
- Computer laser printers
- Birth alarms
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
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