# 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.

- Code: 45-2021.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 45-2021)
- Family: [Farming, Fishing & Forestry](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-45), one of its 14 occupations
- Tasks: 21 tasks (9 core and 12 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2021.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/45-2021.00.json

## What the work is made of

1. Feed and water animals, and clean and disinfect pens, cages, yards, and hutches.  
   Core task · Task 8232 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
2. Observe animals in heat to detect approach of estrus and exercise animals to induce or hasten estrus, if necessary.  
   Core task · Task 8237 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2018
3. Treat minor injuries and ailments and contact veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.  
   Core task · Task 8236 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2018
4. Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.  
   Core task · Task 21080 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
5. Select animals to be bred, and semen specimens to be used, according to knowledge of animals, genealogies, traits, and desired offspring characteristics.  
   Core task · Task 8235 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2018
6. Examine animals to detect symptoms of illness or injury.  
   Core task · Task 8233 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2018
7. Build hutches, pens, and fenced yards.  
   Core task · Task 8240 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2018
8. Record animal characteristics such as weights, growth patterns, and diets.  
   Core task · Task 8238 · Rated by 52 people who do the job, August 2018
9. Brand, tattoo, or tag animals to allow animal identification.  
   Core task · Task 8251 · Rated by 51 people who do the job, August 2018
10. Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8246 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2018
11. Place vaccines in drinking water, inject vaccines, or dust air with vaccine powder to protect animals from diseases.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8234 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
12. Bathe and groom animals.  
   Supplemental task · Task 21081 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
13. Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition.  
   Supplemental task · Task 21082 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
14. Adjust controls to maintain specific building temperatures required for animals' health and safety.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8249 · Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
15. Maintain logs of semen specimens used and animals bred.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8245 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
16. Inject prepared animal semen into female animals for breeding purposes, by inserting nozzle of syringe into vagina and depressing syringe plunger.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8248 · Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
17. Clip or shear hair on animals.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8241 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
18. Package and label semen to be used for artificial insemination, recording information such as the date, source, quality, and concentration.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8243 · Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
19. Exhibit animals at shows.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8239 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, August 2018
20. Measure specified amounts of semen into calibrated syringes, and insert syringes into inseminating guns.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8247 · Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018
21. Examine semen microscopically to assess and record density and motility of gametes, and dilute semen with prescribed diluents, according to formulas.  
   Supplemental task · Task 8250 · Rated by 53 people who do the job, August 2018

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- [Forest and Conservation Workers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-4011.00): 17 tasks
- [Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/45-2041.00): 5 tasks
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## Where this comes from

Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. Nothing on this page is written by the Org.AI Foundation.