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