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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify stock requiring emergency slaughter
  2. Perform emergency kill

Range Statement

Performance Evidence

The candidate must kill sick or injured stock in lairage under the direction of an authorised Department of Agriculture officer or other person with appropriate company or regulatory authority.

The candidate must:

identify animals requiring emergency kill

comply with the regulatory and company requirements for the isolation of the identified animal, the performance of the emergency kill and disposal of the carcase

perform emergency kills safely and humanely in accordance within company and regulatory requirements

make arrangements for the disposal of the carcase according to workplace and regulatory requirements

follow the regulatory and company requirements for the authorisation and documentation of emergency kills

apply relevant communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

complete relevant documentation