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Candidates must perform ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of horses to Australian Standards and other relevant regulatory requirements in a workplace environment under normal operating conditions.
The candidate must: perform ante-mortem inspection in accordance with the Australian Standard and where relevant other importing country requirementsdescribe principles and procedures for humane handling identify common diseases and conditions found at ante-mortemdescribe symptoms of emergency or notifiable diseasesmake correct dispositions for the emergency, notifiable and common diseases and conditions found at ante mortem in accordance with the Australian Standard segregate suspect animals in accordance with the Australian Standard and / or importing country requirementsidentify the steps and procedures for humane destruction, emergency and suspect killsidentify the organs, skeletal structure and elements of the lymphatic, circulatory, digestive, urinary, nervous and respiratory systems relevant to meat inspection dutiesperform post-mortem inspection in accordance with the Australian Standard and, where relevant, other importing country requirementsidentify common diseases and conditions found at post-mortemdescribe the symptoms of emergency and notifiable diseases found at post mortemmake correct dispositions for the common, emergency and notifiable diseases and conditions in accordance with the Australian Standardtreat carcases and offal in accordance with the Australian Standard and/or importing country requirementsmonitor restraint, stunning and bleeding in order to detect, assess and report animal welfare issuestake and dispatch samples for mandated testingtreat carcases being held for test results in accordance with regulatory or importing country requirements perform inspection duties in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements
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