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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
- Breeder
- Artificial Insemination Technician (AI Technician)
- Animal 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
- Breeding Manager
- Bee Breeder
- Aviculturist
- Artificial Inseminator
- Animal Husbandry Technician
- Animal Husbandman
- Animal Breeder
Tasks for “Breeding Manager”
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- 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.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- 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.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- 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.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
Related Technology & Tools
- Branding equipment
- Compact digital cameras
- Microchip scanners
- Automatic watering devices
- Sperm counters
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Computer laser printers
- DNA typing kits
- Personal computers
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Lead radiology aprons
- Artificial vaginas
- Handheld computers
- Densimeters
- Laptop computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Laboratory water baths
- Spectroscopes
- External ultrasound units
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Dehorners
- Horse breeding chutes
- Tattoo equipment
- Stage warmers
- Hormone testing kits
- Desktop computers
- Lethal injection equipment
- Animal blood analyzers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Dummy mares
- Semen collection containers
- Birth alarms
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Semen collection kits
- Agar plates
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Ear tagging equipment
- Microsoft Excel
- KinTraks
- Email software
- VSN International GenStat
- Breedtrak
- Respondus
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Questionmark Perception
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Microsoft Office
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- Microsoft Internet Explorer