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