Requirements for Appointment: –

• Diploma in any· of the following disciplines: – Animal Health, Animal Health and Production, Environmental Health, Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Diagnosis, Poultry Science or Animal Husbandry from a recognized institution;
• Possess a current valid practicing certificate;
• Membership of a relevant professional body; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities: –

• Oversee construction and maintenance of farm structures;
• Give advice on dip designing siting and appraise construction’ and inspection and verification of imports and export of consignments;
• Train and advise on milking techniques and external parasite control technique such as dipping, spraying and dusting;
• Carry out vaccination, closed castration dehorning, animal identification, Deworming, disbudding, docking debeaking and hoof trimming;
• Carry out treatment of animals as per the skills acquired;
• Participate in disease search;
• Collect and collate data and write livestock technical reports;
• Keep records on animal breeding, animal health milk production, dipping data, laughter house daily kill, meat condemnation and movement permits;
• Participate in animal health field demonstrations and agricultural shows;
• Undertake equipment sterilization, sample collection, packaging and dispatch;
• Rear experimental animals’ issue of livestock movement permits
• Undertake artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading;
• Enforce slaughterhouse hygiene, meat transport regulations;

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Requirement for Appointment:-

• Bachelors of Science degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Extension,Agri-Business or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Report writing skills;
• Possess Proposal development skills; and

Duties and Responsibilities: –

• Coordinate crop development and food security, Agri-Nutrition, Engineering, Extension, Research and Training, Agribusiness and Projects Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Coordinate delivery of agricultural extension activities;
• Collect and package new and existing agricultural technologies for dissemination to crop related value chain actors;
• Collect and collate agriculture information;
• Compile and analyze field reports for decision making;
• Facilitate delivery of farm production and marketing of extension services;
• Manage information desks within the Sub – County; and
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.

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