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