Demo Livestock Technician at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub (GAH) Ltd: (Deadline 5 January 2022)

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Demo Livestock Technician

The candidate should hold Bachelor degree in Animal Sciences, Veterinary Medicine with 3 years of working experience in Animal Resources husbandry or A1

in Animal Sciences, Veterinary Medicine with 2 years of working experience in Animal Resources Husbandry

The candidate should demonstrate practical hands-on experience advanced animal husbandry, animal feed resources, and livestock extension.

The candidate should hold a good command of computer and acceptable English proficiency

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• Provides leadership and oversight in the animal production, and animal husbandry in the Demo Centre,
• Examine animals, diagnose illnesses, and determine the best treatment and check their health status
• Oversee the animal vaccines, sprays, Perform dental, ophthalmic, and orthopedic surgeries in any,
• Records at daily time step the health status of the animals,
• Records and forecast the animal milk production in linkage with the available milk markets,
• Coordinating the multiplication and dissemination of improved animal breeds, feeds, and management practices;
• Gather, monitor, compile and maintain information and records on disease surveillance, monitoring activities, and herd certification/disease classification records for bovine disease programs including, but not limited to, TBDs, TADs, zoonosis (brucellosis, TB), and mastitis
• Overseeing the compliance of the private sector to commercial feeds milk and meat standards in collaboration with RSB,
• Provide a deep understanding and timely respond to reports of emerging diseases, incidences at farmer and community levels,
• Plan and build capacity of farmers in disease diagnosis, control, and prevention of common diseases pathogens and vectors,
• Execute any other responsibility that may be requested by the direct supervisor