Animal Health Officer - 4 Posts at Uasin Gishu County Government

Requirements for Appointment: -

• Bachelor’s degree in one of Animal Health Management, Animal Production & Health Management, Environmental Health Sciences, Livestock Economics, Health Extension
• Registration and practicing license with the Kenya Veterinary Board.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the construction and maintenance of farm structures.
• Provide guidance on dip design, site appraisals, and audit construction.
• Inspect and verify livestock import/export consignments.
• Train and advise on milking and external parasite control (dipping, spraying, dusting).
• Carry out vaccinations, castration, dehorning, animal identification, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking, and hoof trimming.
• Offer basic treatment services for animals.
• Handle disease surveillance: collect and compile data, write technical reports.
• Maintain records on animal breeding, health, milk production, dipping data, slaughterhouse kills, meat condemnation, and movement permits.
• Manage dairy units.
• Engage in field demonstrations and agricultural shows.
• Sterilise equipment; collect, package, and dispatch samples.
• Inspect livestock stock routes.
• Rear experimental animals.
• Issue livestock movement permits; conduct artificial insemination; inspect and grade meat; enforce slaughterhouse and meat transport hygiene, including monitoring retail of animal-origin foods
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.