4 Animal Health Officer
2025-09-02T14:54:43+00:00
Uasin Gishu County Government
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FULL_TIME
Uasin Gishu
Uasin Gishu
00100
Kenya
Public Administration, and Government
Agricultural Services & Products
2025-09-15T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
8
Requirements for Appointment: -
- 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.
Duties and Responsibilities
- 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.
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.
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.
No Requirements
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Vacancy title:
4 Animal Health Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Agricultural Services & Products]
Jobs at:
Uasin Gishu County Government
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, September 15 2025
Duty Station:
Uasin Gishu | Uasin Gishu | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 2 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Requirements for Appointment: -
- 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.
Duties and Responsibilities
- 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.
Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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