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