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