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    1. Assistant Animal Health Officer III/ Meat Inspector – 2 Posts
    2. Animal Health Assistant II/ Meat Inspector – 3 Posts
    3. Assistant Animal Health Officer III/ Artificial Inseminator
    4. 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&nbsp , Medical / Healthcare&nbsp

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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