Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
AMPA3120 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Ovine and Caprine
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | AMPA3120 - Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Ovine and Caprine |
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Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform ante-mortem and post mortem inspection duties on lambs, sheep and/or goats in an abattoir in accordance with the Australian Standard.This unit is applicable to those who seek employment and registration as a meat inspector in either the domestic or export processing sectors.All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.No occupational licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Assessment of ante and post mortem inspection must be conducted in a slaughtering establishment and assessment of post mortem inspection must be at chain speed. As a minimum, assessment must consist of the following three forms of assessment: a workplace referee report which documents at least 10 practice ante-mortem inspections and 100 hours of post-mortem inspection practice on the chain under the supervision of a qualified meat inspector or on plant veterinary officer (note that this may be reduced to 50 hours if this is the second post-mortem inspection unit selected). The candidate must diarise the practice including the number of livestock / carcases inspected and conditions detected and this has to be verified by a workplace supervisor or mentor knowledge test which must include an assessment of the candidates knowledge of common diseases and conditions as well as emergency and notifiable diseases on-the-job assessment with assessor observation Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs. |
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Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Identify breeds and types of sheep and/or goats and describe market requirements |
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Element: Identify the main reasons for ante-mortem inspection |
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Element: Perform ante-mortem inspection on lambs or sheep or goats |
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Element: Make disposition as a result of inspection and take appropriate action |
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Element: Identify base anatomical structure systems of sheep and or goats |
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Element: Identify the main reasons for post-mortem inspection |
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Element: Perform post-mortem inspection of ovine/caprine species |
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Element: Make disposition |
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Element: Treat affected carcase appropriately |
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Element: Monitor stunning and slaughter of animals |
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Element: Describe the procedures followed for retained carcase on the slaughter floor |
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Element: Identify and use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform post-mortem inspection |
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Element: Take pathological and residue samples to assist in determining disposition |
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