Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Animal Health Officer Jobs in Kenya

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Animal Health Officer Jobs in Kenya



For Appointment to this Grade, a Candidate Must Have:

  • Have Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines; - Animal Health Management; Animal Production, Animal Production and Health Management, Environmental Health Sciences, Livestock Economics or Health Extension from a recognized institution; and

  • Be registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board

    Duties and responsibilities

    This is the entry 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 include:-

  • 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 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, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughter 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; and

  • Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations and inspection of retail outlets of foods of animal origin

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Animal Health Officer Jobs in Kenya

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