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