ANIMAL NUTRITIONIST 18 views

Job Description
A well-established, Bulawayo based milling company is looking for a candidate to fill in the position of animal nutritionist, who will be performing the following duties and who has the qualifications stated below.

RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Developing nutritional programs and feeding plans for animals
2. Evaluating what an animal is eating and how its food intake affects its health, in addition to the health of its consumers
3. Researching, and offering input on efficient ways to produce and process different kind of animal feeds
4. Quality Testing , monitoring and improving the overall quality of animal foods
5. Assessing the nutritional value and the chemical composition of feed, grass, forage and supplements
6. Determining the caloric and nutritional needs of animals based on their condition and the type of physical activity they perform
7. Educating farmers, zookeepers and other people on how to house animals more humanely, increase their growth rates, lower their death rates, how our products are used and their benefits.

Qualifications and Experience
• A bachelors degree in Animal Nutrition, Animal sciences or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar position
• Organizational and leadership abilities
• Communication and interpersonal skills