Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify the main reasons for ante-mortem inspection
- Perform ante-mortem inspection on camels
- Identify and explain procedures and principles of humane handling of camels
- Detect and identify signs of common conditions responsible for abnormalities at ante-mortem
- Identify procedures for humane destruction
- Identify procedures for emergency and suspect slaughter
- Perform ante-mortem inspection on camels according to relevant workplace health and safety and regulatory requirements
- Identify Quality Assurance aspects of ante-mortem inspection
- Make disposition as a result of inspection and take appropriate action
- Identify and document common diseases and conditions responsible for abnormalities in camels
- Segregate suspect stock according to regulatory and workplace requirements
- Identify signs of emergency or notifiable diseases that could be seen at ante-mortem
- Describe emergency or notifiable disease procedures as set out in the relevant regulations
- Identify base anatomical structure systems of camels
- Perform ante-mortem inspection on camels and make disposition
- Identify procedures and principles of humane handling of animals
- Detect and identify signs of common conditions responsible for abnormalities at ante-mortem
- Describe the symptoms of the major emergency diseases
- Identify reporting procedures for emergency diseases
- Segregate suspect camels according to regulatory and workplace requirements
- Ante-mortem inspection is performed according to relevant workplace health and safety, workplace and regulatory requirements
- Identify Quality Assurance aspects of ante-mortem inspection
- Identify and isolate animals requiring testing
- Identify the main reasons for post-mortem inspection
- Perform post-mortem inspection of camels
- Follow procedures for post-mortem inspection
- Identify and detect abnormalities
- Perform post-mortem inspection camels in accordance with regulatory requirements, hygiene and sanitation requirements and workplace health and safety requirements, in a work environment and under normal production conditions
- Identify Quality Assurance (QA) issues of post-mortem inspection
- Make disposition
- Treat affected carcase appropriately
- Monitor stunning and slaughter of animals
- Describe the procedures followed for retained carcase on the slaughter floor
- Identify and use Personal and Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform post-mortem inspection
- Take pathological and residue samples to assist in determining disposition