Assistant Animal Health Officer I

Requirements

• Served at the level of Assistant Animal Health Officer II for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Health, Animal Health and Production, Environmental Health, Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Diagnosis, Poultry Science. Veterinary Public Health and meat Technology or Animal Husbandry from a recognized institution; from a recognized institution;
• Registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board;
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and
• Shown ability and demonstrated merit in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing the construction and maintenance of farm structures;
• Giving advice on dip designing, siting and appraising construction;
• Inspection and verification of imports and export consignments;
• Training and advising on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
• Carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, animal identification, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming;
• Carrying out simple treatment of animals;
• Participating in disease search, collecting, collating, analyzing data and writing technical reports;
• Keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughterhouse daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits;
• Maintaining dairy units;
• Participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
• Undertaking equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch;
• Inspecting livestock routes;
• Rearing of experimental animals;
• Issuing of livestock movement permits;
• Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading;
• Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene and meat transport regulations; and
• Inspecting retail outlets of foods of animal origin.