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