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AHCLSK504 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Develop livestock health and welfare strategies

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Issue Date: April 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency AHCLSK504 - Develop livestock health and welfare strategies
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement preventative health treatment and welfare strategies for animals.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, work health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity legislation and codes of practice and sustainability practices.This unit applies to individuals who take personal responsibility and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They analyse design and communicate solutions to sometimes complex problems.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Competency is to be assessed in the work place or simulated environments that accurately reflect performance in a real workplace setting.

Assessors must satisfy current standards for RTOs.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Develop health and welfare strategies for livestock
  • Monitor livestock condition and identify risks to health and welfare relevant to the workplace and local environment
  • Develop and document a livestock health and welfare strategy
  • Identify and arrange facilities and equipment required to implement health and welfare strategy
  • Inform staff details of health and welfare strategy, treatment schedules, work health and safety issues
       
Element: Implement health strategy
  • Plan and administer treatment according to veterinary guidelines, legislative requirements, and animal welfare codes of practice
  • Refer complex problems or signs of disease for specialist advice and treatment
  • Carry out control measures as required to prevent the spread of communicable diseases
  • Implement procedures for reporting notifiable diseases according to legislative requirements
       
Element: Manage livestock health and welfare
  • Integrate requirements of the regulations and animal welfare code of practice into the health and welfare strategy and workplace procedures
  • Analyse and evaluate health and welfare records
  • Ensure compliance with withholding periods for treatments
  • Evaluate livestock post-treatment for evidence of treatment effectiveness and any further health problems
  • Review treatment outcomes and evaluate processes for effective management planning and best practice
  • Evaluate animal health, biosecurity and emergency procedures in a review of the animal health and welfare strategy
  • Maintain records for health and welfare strategy
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Develop health and welfare strategies for livestock

1.1 Monitor livestock condition and identify risks to health and welfare relevant to the workplace and local environment

1.2 Develop and document a livestock health and welfare strategy

1.3 Identify and arrange facilities and equipment required to implement health and welfare strategy

1.4 Inform staff details of health and welfare strategy, treatment schedules, work health and safety issues

2. Implement health strategy

2.1 Plan and administer treatment according to veterinary guidelines, legislative requirements, and animal welfare codes of practice

2.2 Refer complex problems or signs of disease for specialist advice and treatment

2.3 Carry out control measures as required to prevent the spread of communicable diseases

2.4 Implement procedures for reporting notifiable diseases according to legislative requirements

3. Manage livestock health and welfare

3.1 Integrate requirements of the regulations and animal welfare code of practice into the health and welfare strategy and workplace procedures

3.2 Analyse and evaluate health and welfare records

3.3 Ensure compliance with withholding periods for treatments

3.4 Evaluate livestock post-treatment for evidence of treatment effectiveness and any further health problems

3.5 Review treatment outcomes and evaluate processes for effective management planning and best practice

3.6 Evaluate animal health, biosecurity and emergency procedures in a review of the animal health and welfare strategy

3.7 Maintain records for health and welfare strategy

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify livestock diseases relevant to the workplace and local environment

develop prevention and treatment strategies for diseases

implement a proactive risk management approach to managing animal health and welfare

implement health and welfare strategies appropriate to the livestock species

calculate dose rates and schedule treatments

implement and monitor relevant work health and safety requirements

implement and monitor relevant biosecurity and animal welfare practices

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

livestock health and abnormalities

preventative health strategies

principles of genetic resistance and immunity

contingency and operational planning

relevant animal welfare legislation, regulations and codes of practice

relevant environmental protection legislation and codes of practice

treatment applications, handling and consequences of their use

relevant quarantine, biosecurity and emergency legislation, codes of practices and procedures

relevant work health and safety legislative requirements

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Develop health and welfare strategies for livestock

1.1 Monitor livestock condition and identify risks to health and welfare relevant to the workplace and local environment

1.2 Develop and document a livestock health and welfare strategy

1.3 Identify and arrange facilities and equipment required to implement health and welfare strategy

1.4 Inform staff details of health and welfare strategy, treatment schedules, work health and safety issues

2. Implement health strategy

2.1 Plan and administer treatment according to veterinary guidelines, legislative requirements, and animal welfare codes of practice

2.2 Refer complex problems or signs of disease for specialist advice and treatment

2.3 Carry out control measures as required to prevent the spread of communicable diseases

2.4 Implement procedures for reporting notifiable diseases according to legislative requirements

3. Manage livestock health and welfare

3.1 Integrate requirements of the regulations and animal welfare code of practice into the health and welfare strategy and workplace procedures

3.2 Analyse and evaluate health and welfare records

3.3 Ensure compliance with withholding periods for treatments

3.4 Evaluate livestock post-treatment for evidence of treatment effectiveness and any further health problems

3.5 Review treatment outcomes and evaluate processes for effective management planning and best practice

3.6 Evaluate animal health, biosecurity and emergency procedures in a review of the animal health and welfare strategy

3.7 Maintain records for health and welfare strategy

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Monitor livestock condition and identify risks to health and welfare relevant to the workplace and local environment 
Develop and document a livestock health and welfare strategy 
Identify and arrange facilities and equipment required to implement health and welfare strategy 
Inform staff details of health and welfare strategy, treatment schedules, work health and safety issues 
Plan and administer treatment according to veterinary guidelines, legislative requirements, and animal welfare codes of practice 
Refer complex problems or signs of disease for specialist advice and treatment 
Carry out control measures as required to prevent the spread of communicable diseases 
Implement procedures for reporting notifiable diseases according to legislative requirements 
Integrate requirements of the regulations and animal welfare code of practice into the health and welfare strategy and workplace procedures 
Analyse and evaluate health and welfare records 
Ensure compliance with withholding periods for treatments 
Evaluate livestock post-treatment for evidence of treatment effectiveness and any further health problems 
Review treatment outcomes and evaluate processes for effective management planning and best practice 
Evaluate animal health, biosecurity and emergency procedures in a review of the animal health and welfare strategy 
Maintain records for health and welfare strategy 

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