ASSISTANT ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICER I

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

   i.          Served at the level of Assistant Animal Health Officer II for a minimum period of three (3) years;

  ii.          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; from a recognized institution;

iii.          Registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board;

 iv.          Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution;   and

  v.          Shown ability and demonstrated merit in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

   i.          Overseeing the construction and maintenance of farm structures;

  ii.          Giving advice on dip designing, siting and appraising construction;

iii.          Inspection and verification of imports and export consignments;

 iv.          Training and advising on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting;

  v.          Carrying out vaccination, closed castration, dehorning, animal identification, deworming, disbudding, docking, debeaking and hoof trimming;

 vi.          Carrying out simple treatment of animals;

vii.          Participating in disease search, collecting, collating, analyzing data and writing technical reports;

viii.          Keeping records on animal breeding, animal health, milk production, dipping data, slaughterhouse daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits;

ix.          Maintaining dairy units;

  x.          Participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;

xi.          Undertaking equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch;

xii.          Inspecting livestock routes;

xiii.          Rearing of experimental animals;

xiv.          Issuing of livestock movement permits;

xv.          Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading;

xvi.          Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene and meat transport regulations; and

xvii.          Inspecting retail outlets of foods of animal origin.