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- Assistant Animal Health Officer III/ Meat Inspector – 2 Posts
- Animal Health Assistant II/ Meat Inspector – 3 Posts
- Assistant Animal Health Officer III/ Artificial Inseminator
- Animal Health Assistant II/ Artificial Inseminator – 2 Posts
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Vacancies at Tharaka Nithi County Assembly
Assistant Animal Health Officer III/ Meat Inspector – 2 Posts
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification Diploma
- Experience
- Location Tharaka Nithi
- Job Field Agriculture / Agro-Allied  , Medical / Healthcare 
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 Meat Inspection.
- Have a Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution
- Possess a Driving Licence (Motorbike riding option) and be willing to ride.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will entail:
- Mainly providing Meat hygiene and Inspection Services;
- Animal breeding advice;
- 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; and
- Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor
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Method of Application
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
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