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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)
- Reptile Farmer
- Rat Culturist
- 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 Technician
- Animal Husbandry Technician
- Animal Husbandman
- Animal Breeder
Tasks for “Animal Technician”
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- 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.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- 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.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- 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.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- 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.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
Related Technology & Tools
- Birth alarms
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Branding equipment
- Automated feed batch mixers
- DNA typing kits
- Semen collection kits
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Dehorners
- Hormone testing kits
- Laptop computers
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Spectroscopes
- Ear tagging equipment
- Lead radiology aprons
- Lethal injection equipment
- Handheld computers
- Compact digital cameras
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Agar plates
- Densimeters
- Computer laser printers
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Automatic watering devices
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- External ultrasound units
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Artificial vaginas
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Tattoo equipment
- Dummy mares
- Horse breeding chutes
- Stage warmers
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Animal blood analyzers
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Semen collection containers
- Personal computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Laboratory water baths
- Desktop computers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Microchip scanners
- Sperm counters
- Respondus
- Breedtrak
- KinTraks
- Email software
- Questionmark Perception
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Office
- VSN International GenStat
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Microsoft Excel