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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”
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare containers of semen for freezing and storage or shipment, placing them in dry ice or liquid nitrogen.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- 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.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hormone testing kits
- Desktop computers
- Sperm counters
- Horse breeding chutes
- Lethal injection equipment
- Lead radiology aprons
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Birth alarms
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Artificial vaginas
- Densimeters
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Dummy mares
- External ultrasound units
- Ear tagging equipment
- Animal blood analyzers
- Microchip scanners
- Tattoo equipment
- Spectroscopes
- DNA typing kits
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Semen collection containers
- Personal computers
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Laboratory water baths
- Laser facsimile machines
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Handheld computers
- Computer laser printers
- Semen collection kits
- Compact digital cameras
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Automatic watering devices
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Laptop computers
- Branding equipment
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Stage warmers
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Dehorners
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Agar plates
- Microsoft Excel
- Winners Programs Uni-Stud
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Respondus
- Reudink Software ZooEasy
- KinTraks
- Questionmark Perception
- Microsoft Office
- Email software
- Breedtrak
- VSN International GenStat
- Winners Programs BirdStud