Assistant Animal Health Officer I (1 Position) at Nakuru County Government

VACANCY No. 02/PROM/2023/12

Requirements for Appointment

• 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 or Animal Husbandry from a recognized institution;
• Be registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing construction and maintenance of farm structures; 
• Giving advice on dip designing siting and appraising construction' and inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments; 
• Training and advising on milking techniques and external parasite control technique such as dipping, spraying and du ting;
• 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 and collating data and writing technical reports; 
• Keeping records on animal breeding, animal health milk production, dipping data, laughter house 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 stock routes; 
• Rearing experimental animals' issuing of livestock movement permits; 
• Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading; 
• Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations; and 
• Inspecting retail outlets of foods of animal origin.