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