Livestock Production Officer (2 Positions) at Embu County Government

Ref No: CPSB 12/22 (E)

For appointment to this grade, candidates must have:-

• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines:- Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Livestock/Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology, or Agricultural Education and Extension from a recognized Institution; and 
• Certificate in computer applications. 

Responsibilities

This is the entry and training grade for this cadre, An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:-

• Preparing livestock technical information;
• Providing technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture, and ranching;
• Promoting economic livestock farming:
• Participating in organizing extension activities which include field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits;
• Participating in collaborative research activities;
• Collecting livestock inputs and products samples for analysis;
• Disseminating livestock production technologies such as construction of livestock housing and structures, milk production, pasture and fodder production and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis on farm feed formulation;
• Implementing livestock production programmes/projects in such areas as dairy cattle farming, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys breeding programmes, fodder
• production and conservation, value addition to livestock products, apiculture, emerging livestock programmmes and other animal husbandry interventions ; and Capturing, maintaining and storing livestock data.