{"schemaVersion":"1.0","exportedAt":"2026-05-15T12:40:08.060Z","occupation":{"soc":"45-2021.00","title":"Animal Breeders","group":"Farming, Fishing & Forestry","sector":"11","jobZone":2,"jobZoneInferred":false},"framework":{"version":null,"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 pedigrees.","contextCovered":"Beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, horses, poultry, companion animals, aquaculture; AI, embryo transfer, recordkeeping; commercial farms and breed associations.","levels":{"emerging":{"label":"Emerging","statements":["Routine animal handling (haltering, restraint, sorting) — perform safely under a senior breeder's review on a commercial ranch.","Estrous detection (visual signs, heat-detection aids) — record accurately on a defined breeding herd.","AI equipment (straws, guns, tanks) — clean, stock, and maintain per the operation's protocol.","Breeding records and identification (tags, tattoos, microchips) — maintain accurately across encounters.","Basic biosecurity (boot baths, clean uniforms, isolation) — apply consistently on the farm.","Stock-handling safety (kick zones, escape routes, weather) — follow without prompting.","Routine pregnancy checks (palpation, ultrasound) — observe and assist a veterinarian.","Semen handling (thawing, transport, storage) — perform per published technique.","Daily feeding and observation on breeding stock — execute reliably with documented notes.","Standard medication administration under directive — perform per protocol with supervision."]},"developing":{"label":"Developing","statements":["Independent AI on routine breeding herds — perform reliably on cattle, swine, or small ruminants.","Heat-detection and timed-AI programs — execute per the operation's protocol with measurable conception rates.","Pedigree records and breed-association registrations — maintain accurately for a commercial operation.","Bull/buck/boar selection by EPDs, indexes, and pedigree — apply with the breeding plan.","Routine calving, farrowing, or lambing — manage with timely escalation to a vet.","Cross-fence and pasture-mating logistics — plan and execute on a working ranch.","Equipment troubleshooting (tanks, ultrasounds, syringes) — perform with documented checklists.","Junior workers and apprentices — train on safety, recordkeeping, and technique.","Standard health programs (vaccinations, parasite control) — administer per veterinarian's protocol.","Breeding-season production records — maintain and summarize for the manager."]},"proficient":{"label":"Proficient","statements":["Breeding programs across a herd or stud — design, execute, and adjust on conception, health, and genetic gain.","Embryo transfer and synchronization protocols — lead with veterinarians on elite cows or mares.","Genetic-selection strategies — apply using EPDs, GxE, and crossbreeding plans at herd scale.","Breed-association leadership at the local level — contribute through committees and shows.","Replacement-heifer and gilt programs — design and execute for genetic improvement.","Calving/lambing/farrowing season operations — lead a multi-person crew through the cycle.","Sales and consignment programs — manage from selection through delivery and warranty.","Records systems (CalfBook, PigCHAMP, ranch software) — own end-to-end for the operation.","Continuous-improvement projects (heat-stress, fertility, weaning) — pilot and scale.","Junior breeders and breeding-program staff — supervise across a small team."]},"advanced":{"label":"Advanced","statements":["Strategic breeding plans for a stud, ranch, or multi-farm operation — set direction across years and generations.","Industry partnerships with AI studs, embryo-transfer companies, and veterinary teaching programs — own with sustained outcomes.","Breed-association leadership — hold board or executive roles with measurable program improvements.","Major sales, consignments, and exports — lead at scale with brand-building outcomes.","Genetic improvement programs — direct with quantitative selection tools and benchmarking.","Talent pipelines — build with universities and breed associations to staff the operation and industry.","Capital decisions (genetics inventory, embryo-transfer programs) — own with executive sponsorship.","Disaster planning (disease incursion, weather, market shocks) — lead at operation level.","Industry standards, biosecurity, and welfare programs — advance through committee leadership.","Legacy mentorship and field-shaping standards — institutionalize through training and certification."]}}},"sources":{"onet":"v30.2 (CC BY 4.0)","crosswalk":"https://skillscrosswalk.com","generator":"LER.me"},"attribution":"© EBSCOed"}