CHIEF ANIMAL HEALTH ASSISTANT

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

   i.          Served in the grade of Senior Animal Health Assistant for a    minimum period of three (3) years;

  ii.          Certificate lasting not less than two years (2) in any of the following disciplines: - Animal Health, Environmental Health, Animal Health and production from a recognized institution;

iii.          Registered by the Kenya Veterinary Board;

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

  v.          Demonstrated merit and shown ability in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

   i.          Maintaining dairy units

  ii.          Rearing of experimental animals

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

 iv.          Collecting and collating animal health data

  v.          Supervising Animal Health Assistants

 vi.          Demonstrating and training on milking techniques and external parasite control techniques such as dipping, spraying and dusting

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

viii.          Carrying out simple treatment of animals;

ix.          Participating in disease search and reporting

  x.          Undertaking artificial insemination, meat inspection and grading

xi.          Enforcing slaughterhouse hygiene and meat transport regulations

xii.          Training farmers on livestock records keeping and keeping records on animal breeding, animal health status, milk production, dipping data, slaughter house daily kil, meat condemnation and movement permits.