Assistant Animal Health Officer III

Job Description

• Participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows
• Participating in sample collections and dispatch
• Inspecting livestock stock markets
• Collecting data and writing technical reports
• Demonstrating and training on external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting
• Carrying out vaccination
• Undertaking closed castration, dehorning, ear tagging, branding, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming
• Carrying out simple treatment of animals
• Participating in disease search and reporting, keeping records on animal breeding and animal health

Requirements & Qualifications

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines, animal health, animal health and production, clinical pathology and laboratory diagnosis, poultry science or veterinary public health and meat technology or its equivalent from a recognized institution
• Be registered by the kenya veterinary board
• A certificate in environmental health (meat inspection) will be an added advantage
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution