Job Description
CPSB/AL & A/2023/10/03
ASSISTANT ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICER I
NO. OF VACANCIES – ONE (1)
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Job Group: CPSB 09
Salary as per salaries and Remuneration Commission of Kenya
Requirement for Appointment: -
i. Have served in the grade of Assistant Animal Health Officer II for a minimum period
of three (3) years;
ii. Have a 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 Husbandry
from a recognized institution;
iii. Have be registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board;
iv. Have a certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution; and
v. Have demonstrated merit and shown ability in work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities: -
Overseeing construction and maintenance of farm structures; giving advices on
dip designing, siting and appraising construction;
Inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments;
Training and advising on milking techniques and external parasite control
techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
Carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, animal identification,
deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming;
Carrying out simple treatment of animals;
Participating in disease search, collecting and collating data and writing technical
reports; keeping records on animal breeding, anima health, milk production,
dipping data, slaughter house daily kill, meet condemnation and movement
permits; and
Maintaining dairy units; participating in animal health field demonstrations and
agricultural shows;
Undertaking equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch;
inspecting livestock stock routes;
Rearing experimental animals;
Issuing of livestock movement permits;
Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading;
Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations; and inspecting
retail outlets of foods of animal origin; and
Participating in construction and maintenance of farm structure.