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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”
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- 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.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- 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.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- 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.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hormone testing kits
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Dehorners
- Handheld computers
- Branding equipment
- Dummy mares
- Sperm counters
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Computer laser printers
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Microchip scanners
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Desktop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Stage warmers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Laptop computers
- Lethal injection equipment
- Ear tagging equipment
- Densimeters
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Personal computers
- External ultrasound units
- Artificial vaginas
- Compact digital cameras
- Animal blood analyzers
- Laboratory water baths
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Birth alarms
- Spectroscopes
- Semen collection containers
- Lead radiology aprons
- DNA typing kits
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Semen collection kits
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Tattoo equipment
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Automatic watering devices
- Agar plates
- Email software
- Questionmark Perception
- Respondus
- Breedtrak
- Microsoft Office
- VSN International GenStat
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- KinTraks
- Microsoft Excel