Application
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to prepare for the sale of livestock.
It includes preparing livestock for sale including establishing and confirming requirements and details for the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS), taking delivery of livestock and organising transportation of livestock including confirming requirements and details for the Livestock Production Assurance National Vendor Declaration (LPA NVD).
This unit applies to people working in or seeking to work in the real estate stock and station sector.
State or territory licensing requirements may apply to this unit.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Arrange transport of livestock according to sales method. | 1.1 | Plan and document with client, transport arrangements and delivery schedule for movement of livestock. |
1.2 | Identify, assess and manage risk associated with the transport, delivery, drafting and penning of livestock according to agency and legislative requirements. | ||
1.3 | Confirm transport arrangements with carrier according to delivery schedule. | ||
2 | Prepare livestock for sale. | 2.1 | Organise adequate staff to take delivery of livestock. |
2.2 | Record delivery details of livestock in line with site requirements. | ||
2.3 | Arrange receival penning to ensure availability for delivery. | ||
2.4 | Prepare pre-sales catalogues according to requirements of sale, LPA NVD and NLIS. | ||
3 | Organise drafting and penning of livestock. | 3.1 | Arrange supplementary branding as required. |
3.2 | Coordinate drafting and, as required, weighing of livestock | ||
3.3 | Coordinate placement of livestock in final allocated pens according to sale requirements. | ||
3.4 | Display information about livestock as required by agency and saleyard. | ||
3.5 | Record details of livestock in sales register according to sale requirements. | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria:
reading skills and analytical skills to interpret source documents, including the NLIS and the LPA NVD
technology skills to access information via the internet, databases, business records management systems (particularly for the NLIS)
numeracy skills to draft and weigh livestock as required.
Sectors
Real estate