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