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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare housing
   • Follow enterprise work health and safety and biosecurity policies
   • Clean, disinfect and prepare housing for pigs
   • Prepare and fill feeders and drinkers
   • Prepare appropriate outdoor environment amenities as required
   • Report problems with housing
2. Provide for care and welfare of pigs
   • Identify and check that care and welfare needs of pigs are met in compliance with the relevant legislation, codes of practice and industry standards and guidelines
   • Provide appropriate feed and water supplies for pigs
   • Carry out handling, husbandry and enterprise procedures safely and appropriately
3. Carry out operational tasks
   • Wean litter according to established enterprise schedules if required
   • Select pigs from different litters to form viable groups based on body weight and sex at optimal stocking densities for maximum productivity, if required
   • Check behaviour and condition of pigs regularly and report as required
   • Administer preventative treatments according to enterprise schedules and supervisor instructions
   • Carry out maintenance of production environment as required
   • Check pig condition and health as part of regular routine
   • Check feeders and drinkers as part of regular routine
   • Check infrastructure and amenities, and carry out maintenance as required
   • Move pig groups as required in line with growth and condition
   • Remove poor performing pigs from existing groups and regroup
   • Isolate sick, injured or unhealthy pigs or identify for euthanasia
   • Apply health treatments when required
   • Remove dead pigs and report and record as required.
   • Check production environmental conditions, report and carry out maintenance as required
4. Complete records
   • Complete required documentation and records accurately and promptly
   • Report to supervisor and management as required

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:

prepare housing

provide for care and welfare of pigs

carry out operational tasks

check pigs

complete records

follow work health and safety policies

follow biosecurity policies

follow animal welfare policies

follow environmental policies

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

relevant legislation, codes of practice, industry standards and guidelines for outdoor pig production

types, functions, characteristics, cleaning and maintenance of outdoor pigs

requirements and components of enterprise work routines for outdoor pigs

types, functions, characteristics, cleaning and maintenance of relevant outdoor pig housing and production installations and equipment, such as feeders and drinkers

techniques and methods for humane handling and restraint of pigs in outdoor production environments

requirements, methods and procedures for weaning piglets

requirements, methods and procedures for formation of viable groups, and the impacts of a viable group on individual pig health and production

signs of health, signs of ill health, and methods for assessing pig health, welfare and behaviour

nutritional requirements and methods and procedures for feeding and watering outdoor pigs

criteria and methods of assessing optimal stocking densities of pigs

requirements, methods and procedures for removal and disposal of pig carcasses

types, uses and procedures of relevant veterinary and preventive treatments of pigs

types, handling, use and disposal of cleaning agents and disinfectants, work health and safety and environmental practices for these chemicals

types of documentation and records that are required for pig operations

requirements and maintenance of outdoor pig production environment

relevant work health and safety and biosecurity requirements and environmental practices

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