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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Select feedlot livestock
   • Consult enterprise plans and management regarding the breeds, classes and numbers of livestock to be obtained for feedlotting
   • Select and purchase livestock for feedlotting
   • Inspect purchased livestock on delivery for satisfactory health and condition
   • Complete required documentation and records accurately and promptly, and store these appropriately
2. Oversee the preparation of rations for feedlot livestock
   • Identify nutritional needs of livestock from information available and enterprise production targets
   • Gather expert advice on livestock nutrition from the appropriate government, industry or enterprise sources
   • Select feed ingredients that meet the identified nutritional needs of livestock
   • Select suppliers of feed ingredients based on quality and cost benefit ratios
   • Determine quantities of feed ingredients required based on available information and advice
   • Formulate feeding schedule and allocate responsibility for feeding livestock to appropriate personnel
   • Assess and identify method(s) of feeding livestock based on available information and advice
3. Supervise feeding of feedlot livestock
   • Organise mixing of feed to suit the needs of the livestock, the identified nutritional requirements, and the equipment available within the enterprise
   • Supervise calibration of measuring equipment and calculation of feed ingredient quantities
   • Supervise the selection, maintenance and use of suitable personal protective equipment
   • Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures
   • Supervise the feeding of livestock according to production program
4. Monitor performance of feedlot livestock
   • Monitor the health and condition of livestock and their production levels; record and report any reaction or change to a change in feed types, ingredients or schedules
   • Provide advice to enterprise staff on the feeding of livestock when requested, or when the need arises
   • Supervise the storage, removal and disposal of all feed wastes and debris from the production environment
   • Supervise the dispatch of livestock for slaughter with required identification and documentation
   • Collate and analyse feedback from slaughter point and downstream customers
   • Maintain and store documentation and records appropriately

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

select, purchase and induct livestock for feedlotting according to enterprise requirements

source advice on feed and feeding regime with nutritionist and managers

oversee the preparation of rations for feedlot livestock

supervise feeding of feedlot livestock and provide advice to staff where required

monitor livestock performance on weight gains and meeting carcass criteria and diagnose feeding problems and remove animals for treatment

review procedures in response to feedback from slaughter point and customers

complete the required records of feed use and livestock performance

implement relevant work health and safety, animal welfare, biosecurity and environmental management requirements and practices

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

types and use of information to be gathered from enterprise plans and management for the determination of suitable feedlot livestock to be procured

breeds, classes and characteristics of feedlot livestock

criteria for assessment and selection of feedlot livestock

regulatory, industry and enterprise requirements and procedures for purchase, delivery and movement of feedlot livestock.

principles of nutrition, feeding strategies and feeding management of feedlot livestock

types, characteristics and quality assessments of feed ingredients, and the methods for assessing their nutritional value in meeting the needs of feedlot livestock

types, forms and characteristics of livestock feeds

process and requirements of a cost benefit analysis

procedures and resource requirements for mixing, blending and milling feed ingredients and feeds

relevant work health and safety requirements

signs of health, ill health, good condition and poor condition in livestock, and methods for assessing livestock health and condition in relation to nutrition and feeding

possible production changes in relation to changes in nutrition, feeds and feeding strategies

types of and disposal methods for organic and non-organic waste

relevant environmental requirements and sustainability practices

regulatory, industry and enterprise requirements for selection, movement and dispatch of livestock for slaughter

types and use of information that can be gathered from slaughter facilities and downstream customers to formulate, improve or adjust nutritional and feeding strategies for feedlot livestock

relevant animal welfare and biosecurity requirements

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