Assistant Animal Health Officer II – 3 Posts at Uasin Gishu County Government

Job Description

Requirements for Appointment: –

Diploma in any· of the following disciplines: – Animal Health, Animal Health and Production, Environmental Health, Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Diagnosis, Poultry Science or Animal Husbandry from a recognized institution with experience of three (3) years
Possess a current valid practicing certificate;
Membership of a relevant professional body; and
Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: –

Oversee construction and maintenance of farm structures;
Give advice on dip designing siting and appraise construction’ and inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments;
Train and advise on milking techniques and external parasite control technique such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
Carry out vaccination, closed castration dehorning, animal identification, Deworming, disbudding, docking debeaking and hoof trimming;
Carry out treatment of animals as per the skills acquired;
Participate in disease search;
Collect and collate data and write livestock technical reports;
Keep records on animal breeding, animal health milk production, dipping data, slaughterhouse daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits;
Participate in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
Undertake equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch;
Rear experimental animals’ issue of livestock movement permits
Undertake artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading;
Enforce slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations;