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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
- Cat Breeder
- 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
- Cattery Operator
- Canary Breeder
- Bee Breeder
- Aviculturist
- Artificial Inseminator
- Animal Husbandry Technician
- Animal Husbandman
- Animal Breeder
Tasks for “Cattery Operator”
- 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.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Perform procedures such as animal dehorning or castration.
- Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.
- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- 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.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- 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.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Computer laser printers
- Laptop computers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Dehorners
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Spectroscopes
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- External ultrasound units
- Compact digital cameras
- Laser facsimile machines
- Agar plates
- Microchip scanners
- Semen collection kits
- Automated feed batch mixers
- Laboratory water baths
- Lethal injection equipment
- Branding equipment
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Semen collection containers
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Animal blood analyzers
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Handheld computers
- Hormone testing kits
- Automatic watering devices
- Tattoo equipment
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Lead radiology aprons
- Sperm counters
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- DNA typing kits
- Artificial vaginas
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Dummy mares
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Personal computers
- Densimeters
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Ear tagging equipment
- Stage warmers
- Birth alarms
- VSN International GenStat
- KinTraks
- Respondus
- Questionmark Perception
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- Breedtrak
- Winners Programs BirdStud
- Microsoft Office
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- Email software
- Microsoft Excel