Animal Health Officer Job Uasin Gishu County Government
- Kenya
- KSh 12,800 per month
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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.
- 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.
Corporate Staffing