Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess animal health status and treatment options
- Information on animal health program is sourced from the livestock production plan.
- Animal health status is assessed and potential health issues identified for different mobs and classes of livestock.
- Prevention and treatment strategies are identified to resolve health issues, including rotational grazing, exclusion from infected areas, allowing the national development of immunity, genetic selection and treatment with drugs.
- Information on parasite immunity to different classes of chemicals is sourced and rotation of chemical families is planned for.
- Prepare for treatment of animals
- Animals affected by infection or parasites, or requiring treatment under the animal health plan, are identified.
- The type and severity of infestation is determined through faecal egg counts or other tests if required.
- The need for treatment and the type and scope of treatment is determined and prepared according to manufacturer's specifications or veterinary advice.
- Equipment and materials and treatment site are prepared to industry standards according to enterprise requirements.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) hazards in the workplace are recognised, risk assessed and controlled according to OHS requirements.
- Treat animals
- Suitable personal protective equipment is selected, used and maintained according to OHS requirements.
- Animals are safely handled and restrained without causing harm or injury to animal or handler.
- Treatment is administered hygienically and consistently according to manufacturer's specifications or veterinary advice.
- Withholding periods and other details of treatment are recorded.
- Treated animals are identified to ensure WHP compliance and isolation from non-treated animals where required.
- Animals are counted out, prepared and moved along a planned route without damage to person, property or environment.
- Complete treatment process
- Animal health and condition are monitored post-treatment and abnormalities reported according to enterprise requirements.
- Environmental implications associated with the treatment of animals are identified, assessed and controlled according to enterprise requirements.
- Equipment and worksite are cleaned and waste, including animal residues, is disposed of according to OHS and enterprise requirements.
- Health treatments are stored to manufacturers recommendations, industry and enterprise requirements.
- Relevant information is documented according to industry and enterprise requirements.