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