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