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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”
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Attach rubber collecting sheaths to genitals of tethered bull and stimulate animal's organ to induce ejaculation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Exhibit animals at shows.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Clip or shear hair on animals.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- 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.
- Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.
- Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.
- Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ovulation prediction monitors
- Compact digital cameras
- Artificial insemination syringes
- Laptop computers
- Lead radiology aprons
- Automatic watering devices
- External ultrasound units
- Laboratory benchtop centrifuges
- Laboratory water baths
- Tattoo equipment
- Stage warmers
- Branding equipment
- Lethal injection equipment
- Animal vaccination syringes
- Ear tagging equipment
- Livestock restraint treatment stalls
- Mechanical laboratory incubators
- Animal blood collection syringes
- Automated feed batch mixers
- DNA typing kits
- Laboratory dropping pipettes
- Animal blood analyzers
- Hormone testing kits
- Artificial vaginas
- Semen collection containers
- Animal pregnancy testing kits
- Semen collection kits
- Birth alarms
- Sperm counters
- Spectroscopes
- Laboratory binocular microscopes
- Desktop computers
- Horse breeding chutes
- Densimeters
- Submersible stock tank heaters
- Handheld computers
- Laser facsimile machines
- Microchip scanners
- Agar plates
- Computer laser printers
- Dummy mares
- Liquid nitrogen storage tank
- Personal computers
- Dehorners
- Breedtrak
- Questionmark Perception
- Respondus
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- Microsoft Office
- VSN International GenStat
- KinTraks
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
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- Microsoft Internet Explorer
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