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