This unit applies to supervisors of free-range poultry enterprise whose job role includes scheduling activities and operations for a free-range poultry organisation providing some supervision of staff, and to co-ordinating the delivery of product with sellers or distributors.
This unit covers supervising free-range poultry operations and defines the standard required to: implement a Hazard Analysis program to cover bio-security, animal welfare and food safety codes of practice; recognise abnormal behaviour and common diseases such as coccidiosis, Marek's disease, infectious bronchitis, chronic respiratory disease; implement a feeding strategy for free range poultry; protect birds from predators; collect, record and assess data and information required to meet animal management and food safety requirements.
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Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Evidence Required
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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:
implement a Hazard Analysis program to cover bio-security, animal welfare and food safety codes of practice
recognise abnormal behaviour and common diseases such as coccidiosis, Marek's disease, infectious bronchitis, chronic respiratory disease
implement a feeding strategy for free range poultry
protect birds from predators
collect, record and assess data and information required to meet animal management and food safety requirements.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.
Submission Requirements
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Assessment task 1: [title] Due date:
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Assessment Tasks
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Required skills
identify hazards and implement safe systems of work for the enterprise
identify the conditions which affect poultry management and development
recognise common diseases, of poultry such as coccidiosis, Marek's disease, infectious bronchitis, chronic respiratory disease
recognise normal bird behaviour
collect, record and assess data and information required according to specific criteria
complete data, quality control and other documentation clearly and accurately
read and act on written information including plans, maps, plans and reports
read and interpret laboratory reports informing of health status
interpret soil tests
construct hazards tables and prepare other reporting requirements
explain, and deliver instructions about, the plans and scheduling of the operations to both staff and contractors
use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views
use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine and more complex workplace measures and data
use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.
Required knowledge
environmental controls and codes of practice
poultry diseases including zoonoses
animal welfare code of practice and industry standards
biosecurity code of practice and industry standards
food safety code of practice and industry standards.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Poultry may include:
free range chickens
ducks
geese
quail
turkeys
pheasants
guinea fowl.
Free range environments may be used to:
produce eggs
produce meat
produce feathers as by-product
down as by-product
manure as by-product.
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist
Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice
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Accommodation construction is selected that complies with food safety, animal welfare and bio-security codes of practice, environmental practice and cost benefit.
Number of birds per unit of space for grazing/pasture is in line with industry and animal welfare codes of practice.
Number of birds per unit of space in the shed is in line with industry and animal welfare codes of practice.
Method of managing poultry in a free-range environment is selected.
Feeding strategy is based on animal health and welfare, industry Quality Assurance (QA) standards and codes of practice, cost benefit analysis, and production requirements.
Method of managing and monitoring bird health and disease is determined in line with industry QA standards and bio-security code of practice.
Strategies for protecting poultry from predators are devised suitable to the birds under production and the constraints of the property in line with the animal welfare and bio-security codes of practice.
Strategies for managing pasture are prepared and schedules for monitoring them are devised in accordance with standard industry pasture management practices.
Enterprise plan for production is developed and documented in line with industry QA program, state and Commonwealth legislation, codes of practice.
An enterprise environmental plan is prepared to meet enterprise, industry and regulatory requirements.
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards are identified, assessed, and risk management implemented.
Any approvals that are required for the operations are identified, sought and obtained.
Measurable indicators, specifications and targets are determined, based on the production/management plan.
The plan and its performance indicators are clearly articulated and documented.
Accommodation construction is selected that complies with food safety, animal welfare and bio-security codes of practice, environmental practice and cost benefit.
Number of birds per unit of space for grazing/pasture is in line with industry and animal welfare codes of practice.
Number of birds per unit of space in the shed is in line with industry and animal welfare codes of practice.
Method of managing poultry in a free-range environment is selected.
Feeding strategy is based on animal health and welfare, industry QA standards and codes of practice, cost benefit analysis, and production requirements.
Method of managing and monitoring bird health and disease is determined in line with industry QA standards and bio-security code of practice.
Strategies for protecting poultry from predators are devised suitable to the birds under production and the constraints of the property in line with the animal welfare and bio-security codes of practice.
Strategies for managing pasture are prepared and schedules for monitoring them are devised in accordance with standard industry pasture management practices.
Enterprise plan for production is developed and documented in line with industry QA program, state and Commonwealth legislation, codes of practice.
An enterprise environmental plan is prepared to meet enterprise, industry and regulatory requirements.
OHS hazards are identified, assessed, and risk management implemented.
Any approvals that are required for the operations are identified, sought and obtained.
Measurable indicators, specifications and targets are determined, based on the production/management plan.
The plan and its performance indicators are clearly articulated and documented.
Monitoring points outlined in the implementation plan are met.
Checks are made to ensure that OHS requirements are being observed and followed.
3Checks are made to ensure that animal health and welfare requirements are being observed and followed.
Checks are made to ensure that site environmental requirements are being observed and followed.
Checks are made to ensure that food safety requirements are being observed and followed.
Operational staff and any contractors are communicated with regularly to ensure smooth operation and progress.
Checks are made to ensure that the documentation required by the organisation, or other regulating bodies, is completed clearly and accurately.
Where any corrective action or amendment to the plan is required, the action is initiated and taken.