Elements and Performance Criteria
- Monitor and assess livestock health and welfare
- Implement livestock health and welfare procedures
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards in the workplace are recognised and safety issues reported according to enterprise requirements.
- Quarantine and biosecurity procedures are maintained as instructed to minimise the risks of disease introduction.
- Thorough personal hygiene practices are maintained in all activities associated with handling livestock, including reducing risks from diseases transmissible to humans.
- Sick or dead livestock are safely treated and humanely destroyed, if necessary.
- Environmental implications associated with livestock husbandry practices are identified, assessed and relevant measures implemented.
- Administer drenches, vaccines and prescribed medicines to livestock
- Livestock treatment site and facilities are prepared to industry standards in line with enterprise requirements.
- Livestock treatments are prepared and confirmed against work plan in line with manufacturer's specifications and work plan.
- Livestock are mustered safely, yarded, controlled, inspected and identified for treatment in line with enterprise requirements.
- Safe workplace practices with regard to livestock handling are observed and implemented in line with OHS and enterprise requirements.
- Treatment is administered in accordance with manufacturer's specifications, enterprise and animal welfare legislative requirements.
- Prepare, maintain and store animal health equipment
- Equipment and materials for treating livestock are checked for safe and sound operation and confirmed against work plan.
- Syringes, needles and other veterinary medicine containers are placed in allocated disposal containers, with tips removed from needles prior to disposal.
- Equipment, materials and facilities used for treatments are cleaned, maintained and stored in line with manufacturer's specifications, OHS and enterprise requirements.
- Livestock residues and waste are disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner in line with OHS and enterprise requirements.
- Monitor treated livestock and maintain records
- Livestock are monitored post-treatment for signs of treatment effectiveness.
- Livestock health and condition abnormalities are recognised and reported in accordance with enterprise requirements.
- Disease information is reported to the manager so that prevention strategies can be planned and implemented.
- Disease incidence, livestock losses, and treatments are recorded accurately according to organisation practice and relevant regulations.
- All records made, kept and maintained are clear, accurate, and follow the guidelines laid down by industry and the organisation.