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