# Competences — animal embryo transfer technician

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/319f9864-7f13-4b0c-a827-d50295e239ad).

## Essential

- **administer drugs to facilitate breeding** (skill/competence)
- **anatomy of animals** (knowledge)
- **animal behaviour** (knowledge)
- **animal production science** (knowledge)
- **animal reproductive system** (knowledge)
- **animal welfare** (knowledge)
- **animal welfare legislation** (knowledge)
- **apply animal hygiene practices** (skill/competence)
- **apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting** (skill/competence)
- **assess animal behaviour** (skill/competence)
- **biosecurity related to animals** (knowledge)
- **cryopreservation** (knowledge)
- **handle veterinary emergencies** (skill/competence)
- **maintain breeding equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage animal biosecurity** (skill/competence)
- **monitor the welfare of animals** (skill/competence)
- **physiology of animals** (knowledge)
- **remove embryos from animals** (skill/competence)
- **safe work practices in a veterinary setting** (knowledge)
- **signs of animal illness** (knowledge)
- **transfer animal embryos** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply numeracy skills (skill/competence)
- assess animal's condition (skill/competence)
- calculate costs for animal embryo transfer (skill/competence)
- collaborate with animal related professionals (skill/competence)
- conduct quantitative research (skill/competence)
- cope with challenging circumstances in the veterinary sector (skill/competence)
- deal with challenging people (skill/competence)
- develop an animal handling strategy (skill/competence)
- inspect data (skill/competence)
- interview animal owners on animals' conditions (skill/competence)
- take advantage of learning opportunities in veterinary science (skill/competence)
- treat animals ethically (skill/competence)
- veterinary terminology (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 28 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- embryo freezing — **29 %**
- embryo transfer — **25 %**
- embryo evaluation — **25 %**
- data entry — **21 %**
- quality control — **18 %**

### Responsibilities

- embryo evaluation — **18 %**

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