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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
- Pigeon Fancier
- 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 “Poultry Breeder”
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- 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.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Laser facsimile machines
- Hormone testing kits
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Microchip scanners
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Branding equipment
- Dummy mares
- Laboratory water baths
- Tattoo equipment
- Ear tagging equipment
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Personal computers
- Densimeters
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Birth alarms
- Lead radiology aprons
- Spectroscopes
- Sperm counters
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Laptop computers
- Automatic watering devices
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Compact digital cameras
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Agar plates
- DNA typing kits
- Semen collection containers
- Semen collection kits
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Dehorners
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Computer laser printers
- External ultrasound units
- Animal blood analyzers
- Stage warmers
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Lethal injection equipment
- Handheld computers
- Artificial vaginas
- Microsoft Excel
- KinTraks
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- VSN International GenStat
- Email software
- Respondus
- Questionmark Perception
- Breedtrak
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Office
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Microsoft Internet Explorer