Senior Veterinary Doctor - Commercial Breeder Farms
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Sayed Farms Limited is hiring an experienced Senior Veterinary Doctor to lead flock health, biosecurity, vaccination, and disease prevention across its commercial breeder farms in Ibadan, Oyo. The role involves veterinary oversight, cross-department collaboration, and ensuring compliance with animal health and production standards. Full-time position within a major Nigerian poultry and frozen-food company.
- Senior veterinary leadership role across commercial breeder farms
- Focus on flock health, biosecurity, vaccination, and disease prevention
- Collaboration with production, hatchery, and nutrition teams
- Requires DVM or equivalent veterinary qualification
- Minimum 6 years post-qualification experience required
- Full-time position based in Ibadan, Oyo State
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- Required6+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
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- RequiredAvailability to work in IbadanThe vacancy is associated with this location.
- UnclearComfort with the Full-time contract termsConfirm hours, duration, probation and benefits at the original source.
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Senior Veterinary Doctor - Commercial Breeder Farms at Sayed Farms Limited ⏲ Aug 14, 2026, 11:06 AM ⋕ View all Medical & Healthcare jobs Sayed Farms Limited is specialized in poultry sector covering all its major aspects, and also in the distribution of frozen food in the Nigerian Market. Our line of frozen products has expanded to include the finest quality of chicken, potatoes, cheese, vegetables, seafood, and ice cream products in the market. We are currently hiring an experienced and objective-driven candidates to fill the below positions: We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Senior Veterinary Doctor - Commercial Breeder Farms Location: Ibadan, Oyo Employment Type: Full-time Job Summary The Senior Veterinary Doctor will be responsible for providing veterinary leadership and technical oversight across the Company's breeder farms, ensuring optimal flock health, biosecurity, vaccination, disease prevention, production performance, and compliance with veterinary and animal health standards. The role will work closely with Farm Management, Production, Hatchery, Nutrition, and other relevant departments to achieve optimal breeder flock performance, egg production, hatchability, fertility, and overall farm productivity. Key Responsibilities: Supervise and guide Veterinary Officers and other technical staff on flock health and veterinary practices. Maintain accurate veterinary records and prepare regular reports on flock health, mortality, disease incidence, vaccination, medication usage, and performance trends. Lead disease surveillance and outbreak response activities and provide timely recommendations to Management on emerging health risks and preventive measures. Develop, implement, and monitor flock health programmes, including vaccination, medication, disease prevention, treatment, and health monitoring protocols. Provide veterinary leadership and oversight for breeder farm operations, ensuring optimal flock health, welfare, fertility, egg production, and overall performance. Conduct routine flock health assessments, post-mortem examinations, disease investigations, laboratory submissions, and diagnostic evaluations, and recommend appropriate corrective actions. Develop and enforce effective biosecurity programmes across breeder farms, including disease prevention, visitor control, sanitation, pest control, farm hygiene, and movement protocols. Liaise with veterinary laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, consultants, regulatory authorities, and other relevant stakeholders on disease diagnosis, veterinary products, and technical matters. Collaborate with Nutrition, Hatchery, Production, and Farm Management teams to identify and resolve factors affecting flock health, reproductive performance, egg production, and hatchability. Monitor the proper use of vaccines, medications, antibiotics, disinfectants, and other veterinary products, ensuring compliance with approved protocols and withdrawal periods. Ensure compliance with applicable veterinary regulations, animal welfare requirements, food safety standards, and Company policies. Monitor breeder flock performance indicators, including mortality, uniformity, body weight, egg production, egg quality, fertility, hatchability, and other key production parameters. Requirements: Experience: in developing and implementing farm-level biosecurity and disease-control programmes. Strong knowledge of breeder flock reproductive performance, including egg production, fertility, hatchability, flock uniformity, body weight management, and egg quality. Proven experience: in breeder vaccination programmes, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, biosecurity, and flock health monitoring. Strong communication, reporting, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. Minimum of 6years' post-qualification experience, with at least 7 years of hands-on experience: in commercial breeder farm operations. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent veterinary qualification from a recognized institution. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret flock performance and health data and recommend appropriate interventions. Proven leadership and team-management skills, with the ability to supervise and develop veterinary and farm personnel. Experience: managing and responding to poultry disease outbreaks, including coordination of laboratory diagnosis and corrective measures. Must be fully registered and licensed to practise veterinary medicine in Nigeria. Willingness to work across breeder farm locations and respond to critical flock health situations when required. High level of integrity, accountability, attention to detail, and commitment to animal health and welfare. Strong practical experience: in poultry breeder health management, including broiler breeder flock management. Good understanding of poultry nutrition and its impact on breeder health and reproductive performance. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, for data analysis and reporting. Key Competencies: Flock Performance Analysis Poultry Disease Diagnosis & Control Veterinary Team Leadership Biosecurity Management Vaccination & Medication Management Communication & Stakeholder Management Problem Solving & Decision Making Poultry Reproductive Management Disease Surveillance & Outbreak Management Breeder Flock Health Management How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Application Letters and CV along with passport photographs to : [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email. Application Deadline: 14th September, 2026. View all Jobs in Nigeria Ibadan and 1 other location Ibadan , Oyo State