Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade an officer must:

• Have a Diploma in any of the following disciplines. – Animal Health or Animal Health and Production from a recognized institution;
• Be registered and retained by the Kenya Veterinary Board;
• Have a Certificate in Artificial Insemination.
• Have a certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution
• Possess a Driving Licence (Motorbike riding option) and be willing to ride long hours.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Mainly providing artificial insemination and animal breeding advice,
• Participating in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
• Participating in sample collection and dispatch;
• Inspecting livestock stock routes;
• 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; and
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor