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