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