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