animal embryo transfer technician
ISCO: 3240. Skills: 34. Essential: 21.
Essential skills
- administer drugs to facilitate breeding
- anatomy of animals
- animal behaviour
- animal production science
- animal reproductive system
- animal welfare
- animal welfare legislation
- apply animal hygiene practices
- apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- assess animal behaviour
- biosecurity related to animals
- cryopreservation
- handle veterinary emergencies
- maintain breeding equipment
- manage animal biosecurity
- monitor the welfare of animals
- physiology of animals
- remove embryos from animals
- safe work practices in a veterinary setting
- signs of animal illness
- transfer animal embryos
Supporting skills
- apply numeracy skills
- assess animal's condition
- calculate costs for animal embryo transfer
- collaborate with animal related professionals
- conduct quantitative research
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector
- deal with challenging people
- develop an animal handling strategy
- inspect data
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science
- treat animals ethically
- veterinary terminology