Livestock Production Officer

About the role

The Nakuru County Public Service Board is advertising a Livestock Production Officer (Job Group K) under advert 16/2026. The officer provides technical advice on animal production and livestock farming, promotes economic livestock farming and implements livestock production projects in the county.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare livestock technical information and provide technical advice on animal production, livestock marketing, range management, apiculture and ranching.
• Promote economic livestock farming and participate in extension activities such as field days, agricultural shows, field demonstrations, farmer field schools and farm visits.
• Take part in collaborative research activities.
• Disseminate livestock production technologies such as livestock housing construction, milk production, pasture and fodder production and conservation, farm planning, gross margin analysis and on-farm feed formulation.
• Implement livestock production programmes covering dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits, camels, donkeys, apiculture and other animal husbandry interventions, including value addition to livestock products.
• Capture, maintain and store livestock data.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Animal Science, Animal Production, Agriculture, Apiculture, Food Science and Technology, Agribusiness, Range Management, Natural Resource Management, Livestock/Agricultural Economics, Dairy Technology or Agricultural Education and Extension from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.