Chief Assistant Animal Health Officer at County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet

Duties and Responsibilities

• Giving advice on dip designing ,siting and appraising constructions and inspections and verifications of imports and export of consignment ,participating in management of veterinary farms, ensuring maintaining of cold chains facilities, maintaining quarantine status and holding grounds ,organizing farmer ,training on milking technics and castration, dehorning animal identification, disbudding, docking, debarking and hoof trimming, carrying out simple treatment of animals, participating in disease search ,collecting ,collating ,analyzing data and writing technical reports ,record keeping on animal breeding, animal health , milk movement permits ,supervising dairy units ,participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows; Undertaking equipment’s sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch inspection livestock stock routes, supervising rearing of experimental animals , issuing of livestock movement permits, supervising artificial insemination services meat inspection and grading; Slaughterhouse hygiene and meat transport regulation and inspection of retail outlets of foods of animal origin and participating in construction and maintenance 0f farm structures and promoting new technologies in animal health to stakeholders.

Specify Job Qualification below: 

For appointment to this grade, candidates MUST: -

• Have served in the grade of senior assistant animal health officer for a minimum period of 3 years; ii. Have diploma in Animal health, animal health and production, environmental health, clinical pathology and laboratory diagnosis, Poultry science, Veterinary public health, meat technology or Animal husbandry from a recognized institution; iii. Be registered by Kenya Veterinary Board; iv. Have certificate in supervisory course lasting not less than 2 weeks from recognized institution; v. Have a certificate in computer applications from recognized institution; vi. Have demonstrated merit and shown ability in work performance and results.