Animal Health / Veterinary Graduate Trainee Job in Kenya

Job Vacancy: Animal Health / Veterinary Graduate Trainee
 

Responsibilities

• Examine birds to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.


• Treat sick or injured birds by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.


• Inoculate birds against various diseases such as rabies and distemper.


• Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.


• Operate diagnostic equipment such as radiographic and ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.


• Advise on sanitary measures, feeding, and general care necessary to promote health of birds.


• Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from birds to humans.


• Train and supervise workers who handle and care for Breeders, Broilers & Hatchery


• Provide care to a wide range


• Establish and conduct quarantine and testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other birds or to humans, and that comply with applicable government regulations.


• Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of poultry deaths.


• Perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, and maintaining business records.


• Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.


• Inspect and test poultry to detect the presence of communicable diseases.


• Plan and execute poultry nutrition and reproduction programs.


• Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.


• Inspect poultry housing facilities to determine their cleanliness and adequacy.


• Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on poultry.

Requirements & Skills

• Degree/Diploma in animal science/microbiology/immunology


• Primary Veterinary Medicine degree an asset


• Ready to undergo company training for 2 years and ultimately assume managerial positions within the operations.


• Good interpersonal skills


• Willingness to learn and commit to the organizational and job requirements

Only shortlisted persons will be contacted.