Livestock Production Officer - 5 Posts at Uasin Gishu County Government

QUALIFICATIONS,REQUIREMENTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Requirement for Appointment:-

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Science, Animal Production, Livestock Production or Dairy Technology from a recognized Institution;
• Possess a current valid practicing certificate;
• Membership of a relevant professional body; and
• Demonstrate professional competence in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

• Provide technical advice in animal production, livestock marketing, range management, and ranching with a view of promoting economic livestock farming;
• Promote economic livestock farming;
• Participate in organizing extension activities which include field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits Participating in collaborative research activities;
• Disseminate 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;
• Implement 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 and other animal Husbandry interventions;
• Coach and mentor staff;
• Capture, maintain and store livestock data; and
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.