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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 Husbandry Worker
- 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 Inseminator”
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- 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.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- 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.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
Related Technology & Tools
- Computer laser printers
- Stage warmers
- Tattoo equipment
- Artificial vaginas
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Compact digital cameras
- Horse breeding chutes
- Agar plates
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Laptop computers
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Branding equipment
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Dehorners
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Lethal injection equipment
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Hormone testing kits
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Ear tagging equipment
- Desktop computers
- DNA typing kits
- Personal computers
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Lead radiology aprons
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Laboratory water baths
- Dummy mares
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Sperm counters
- Handheld computers
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Semen collection kits
- Birth alarms
- Microchip scanners
- Animal blood analyzers
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Densimeters
- External ultrasound units
- Spectroscopes
- Automatic watering devices
- Laser facsimile machines
- Semen collection containers
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