Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify animals using electronic systems
- Identify and meet the regulatory requirements for electronic identification of individual animals
- Identify and follow start-up procedures for electronic readers
- Operate the identification and recording system according to work instructions (incorporating tail tag data where appropriate)
- Identify animals electronically by scanning stock to workplace requirements
- Explain and identify sources of errors in identification and/or malfunction of the system
- Explain consequences of incorrect identification of animals
- Maintain, clean and monitor electronic identification system