Jobs / Physical work / 45-2021.00
Animal Breeders
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.
- US jobs
- 1,330
- Median wage
- $51,130 a year
- Job family
- Physical work
Can agents do the work of animal breeders?
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Typical tasks
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- Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.
- Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.
- Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
- Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
- Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.
- Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.
- Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.
- Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.
- Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.
- Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
- Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.
- Bathe and groom animals.
Other job titles for this occupation (29)
Animal Technician · Artificial Insemination Technician (AI Technician) · Artificial Inseminator · Breeder · Dog Breeder · Large Herd Specialist · Animal Breeder · Animal Husbandman · Animal Husbandry Technician · Aviculturist · Bee Breeder · Canary Breeder · Cat Breeder · Chicken Fancier · Dairy Husbandman · Dairy Husbandry Worker · Equine Breeder · Fur Farmer · Horse Breeder · Husbandry Technician · Large Animal Husbandry Technician · Livestock Breeder · Pigeon Fancier · Poultry Breeder · Poultry Husbandman · Poultry Husbandry Worker · Poultry Inseminator · Rabbit Fancier · Rat Culturist