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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”
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- 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.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- 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.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
Related Technology & Tools
- Computer laser printers
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Stage warmers
- Desktop computers
- Compact digital cameras
- Microchip scanners
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Horse breeding chutes
- Tattoo equipment
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Laser facsimile machines
- Sperm counters
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Automatic watering devices
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Personal computers
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Birth alarms
- Animal blood analyzers
- Branding equipment
- Agar plates
- Dehorners
- Semen collection kits
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Handheld computers
- Densimeters
- Lead radiology aprons
- Dummy mares
- Semen collection containers
- Laptop computers
- Artificial vaginas
- External ultrasound units
- Spectroscopes
- Hormone testing kits
- Lethal injection equipment
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Laboratory water baths
- Ear tagging equipment
- DNA typing kits
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Questionmark Perception
- VSN International GenStat
- KinTraks
- Respondus
- Breedtrak
- Email software
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- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
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- Microsoft Excel