Elements and Performance Criteria
- Stick and bleed the animal
- Accurately locate and identify major blood vessels, trachea and/or oesophagus
- Use knife to sever the major blood vessels safely and hygienically to workplace requirements
- Stick animal in manner to avoid undue and unnecessary suffering to the animal in accordance with animal welfare requirements
- Make incision exposing the trachea or oesophagus in accordance with animal welfare, regulatory and workplace requirements, where part of work instruction
- Conduct sticking procedures to minimise risk of contamination to the carcase and to maintain product quality
- Identify and explain threats of contamination and cross-contamination in the sticking process
- Bleed animal in a fast and complete process to avoid undue suffering
- Bleed carcase in accordance with workplace and regulatory requirements