Senior Animal Health Assistant (3 Positions) at Nakuru County Government

VACANCY No. 02/PROM/2023/16

Requirements for Appointment

• Served in the grade or Assistant Animal Health Officer I for a minimum period of three (3) years:
• Certificate lasting not less than two (2) years in anu of the following disciplines: Animal Health, Environmental Health, Animal Health and Production 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

• Enforcing slaughter house hygiene and meat transport regulations;
• Training farmers on livestock records keeping;
• Keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits;
• Maintaining dairy units;
• Rearing experimental animals;
• Participating animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
• Demonstrating on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying, dusting;
• Carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming;
• Carrying out simple treatment of animals;
• Participating in disease search and reporting; and
• Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading.