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