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