Assistant Animal Health Officer III - JG -H

Duties and responsibilities

This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a more experienced officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail:-

• participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
• participating in sample collection and dispatch; inspecting livestock stock routes; and collecting data and writing technical reports;
• demonstrating and training on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
• carrying out vaccination, 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, animal health, milk production, dipping data;
• maintaining dairy units.

Requirements for appointment;

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

i) Diploma in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Health, Animal Health and Production, Environmental Health, Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Diagnosis, Poultry Science, Veterinary, Public Health and Meat Technology or Animal Health and Range Management from a recognized institution;

ii) Been registered and retained by the Kenya Veterinary Board.