Veterinary Doctor - Broiler Farms

Job Summary

• The Veterinary Doctor will be responsible for the overall health, welfare, and productivity of broiler flocks across the Company's commercial broiler farms.
• The role will provide veterinary oversight on disease prevention, vaccination, treatment, biosecurity, flock monitoring, and farm health management to achieve optimal growth, feed conversion, livability, and production performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide veterinary oversight for commercial broiler farm operations, ensuring optimal flock health, welfare, growth, and performance.
• Develop, implement, and monitor flock health programmes covering vaccination, disease prevention, treatment, medication, and routine health monitoring.
• Conduct regular flock inspections, clinical examinations, post-mortem examinations, disease investigations, and diagnostic assessments, and recommend appropriate corrective actions.
• Monitor key broiler performance indicators, including mortality, body weight, average daily gain, feed conversion ratio (FCR), livability, uniformity, and production efficiency.
• Implement and monitor effective biosecurity programmes, including farm hygiene, sanitation, pest control, visitor management, movement control, and disease prevention measures.
• Monitor the proper use of vaccines, medications, antibiotics, disinfectants, and other veterinary products, ensuring compliance with approved protocols and withdrawal periods.
• Investigate disease outbreaks and mortality trends, coordinate laboratory testing where required, and implement appropriate treatment and preventive measures.
• Work closely with Farm Managers, Nutritionists, Production teams, and other relevant personnel to identify and address factors affecting flock health and performance.
• Maintain accurate veterinary and flock health records and prepare regular reports on mortality, disease incidence, medication, vaccination, and overall flock performance.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to Farm Veterinary Assistants, Animal Health personnel, and farm staff on proper flock health management and biosecurity practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable veterinary regulations, animal welfare standards, food safety requirements, and Company policies.
• Provide technical recommendations to Management on flock health risks, disease prevention, medication, vaccination, and measures to improve broiler production efficiency.

Requirements

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent veterinary qualification from a recognized institution.
• Must be fully registered and licensed to practise veterinary medicine in Nigeria.
• Minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience, with substantial hands-on experience in commercial broiler farm operations.
• Proven experience in broiler flock health management, disease prevention, vaccination, treatment, and biosecurity.
• Strong knowledge of common poultry diseases, disease diagnosis, treatment protocols, and disease-control measures.
• Practical experience monitoring broiler performance indicators, including mortality, body weight, FCR, livability, uniformity, and average daily gain.
• Good understanding of poultry nutrition and its impact on flock health and performance.
• Experience in disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, post-mortem examination, and laboratory diagnosis.
• Strong knowledge of farm-level biosecurity and sanitation programmes.
• Ability to analyse flock health and production data and provide practical recommendations.
• Good leadership, communication, reporting, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• High level of integrity, accountability, attention to detail, and commitment to animal health and welfare.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Willingness to work across commercial broiler farm locations and respond to critical flock health situations when required.

Key Competencies:

• Broiler Flock Health Management
• Poultry Disease Diagnosis & Control
• Biosecurity Management
• Vaccination & Medication Management
• Flock Performance Analysis
• Disease Surveillance & Outbreak Management
• Veterinary Reporting & Documentation
• Team Supervision
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Communication & Stakeholder Management.

Application Closing Date
14th September, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application Letters and CV along with passport photographs to: using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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