Occupation information for Animal Breeders District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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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.
• 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.
• Arrange for sale of animals and eggs to hospitals, research centers, pet shops, and food processing plants.
• Purchase and stock supplies of feed and medicines.
• Bathe and groom animals.
• 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.
• Exercise animals to keep them in healthy condition.

Tools:

• Animal husbandry equipment
• Animal watering machines
• Hydrometers
• Livestock identification equipment
• Veterinary injection or suction unit

Technology:

• Analytical or scientific software
• Cloud-based data access and sharing software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Electronic mail software
• Graphics or photo imaging software

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