Assistant Animal Health Officer I at Nyamira County Public Service Board

Requirement for Appointment: -

• Have served in the grade of Assistant Animal Health Officer II for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Have a 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;
• Have be registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board;
• Have a certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and
• Have demonstrated merit and shown ability in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

•  Overseeing construction and maintenance of farm structures; giving advices on dip designing, siting and appraising construction;
•  Inspection and verification of imports and export of 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 and collating data and writing technical reports; keeping records on animal breeding, anima health, milk production, dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meet condemnation and movement permits; and
•  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; and
•  Participating in construction and maintenance of farm structure