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