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Evidence Guide: AHCDER501A - Comply with deer industry national velvet accreditation requirements

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AHCDER501A - Comply with deer industry national velvet accreditation requirements

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Demonstrate knowledge of deer velvet industry requirements

  1. Relevant legislation and codes of practice are identified and applied to deer farm activities and in particular to deer velveting.
  2. Industry accreditation and quality assurance schemes are identified and implemented according to industry requirements.
  3. Relationships with external parties are established and maintained.
  4. A bona fide legal relationship with a registered veterinarian is established and maintained.
  5. Record keeping system is established and maintained according to industry and legislative requirements.
Relevant legislation and codes of practice are identified and applied to deer farm activities and in particular to deer velveting.

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Industry accreditation and quality assurance schemes are identified and implemented according to industry requirements.

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Relationships with external parties are established and maintained.

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A bona fide legal relationship with a registered veterinarian is established and maintained.

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Record keeping system is established and maintained according to industry and legislative requirements.

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Apply knowledge of industry-accredited deer velveting process

  1. Animals are handled according to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and animal welfare requirements.
  2. Restraint facilities and equipment suitable for handling animals for velvet harvesting are selected and used.
  3. Stag/buck management process is established and followed before and after velveting.
  4. Deer antler growth rates and optimum time for cutting are determined.
  5. Relevant drugs and equipment used in velveting are identified and dosage rates are calculated.
  6. Human emergency response procedures are established according to legislative and organisational requirements.
Animals are handled according to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and animal welfare requirements.

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Restraint facilities and equipment suitable for handling animals for velvet harvesting are selected and used.

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Stag/buck management process is established and followed before and after velveting.

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Deer antler growth rates and optimum time for cutting are determined.

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Relevant drugs and equipment used in velveting are identified and dosage rates are calculated.

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Human emergency response procedures are established according to legislative and organisational requirements.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

apply the NVAS to own enterprise

establish and maintain a bona fide client-veterinarian relationship

apply relevant state and territory legislation and industry codes of practice as they relate to own enterprise

demonstrate knowledge of legal aspects of possession and use of approved drugs

establish systems to satisfy the DIAA's quality assurance program.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances. The candidate must also have access to the following resources:

supervision by a registered veterinarian

relevant legislation and industry codes of practice

organisational policies and procedures

facilities, materials and equipment for velveting normally available on a deer farm, including:

access to deer

drug charts

drugs and equipment for velveting

biohazard sharps container

record keeping system

freezer and storage facilities for harvested velvet

velvet grading chart

grading equipment and NVAS tags.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

Comply with deer industry national velvet accreditation requirements applies to the outcomes of drug administration

complying with the NVAS and quality assurance program of the DIAA

dealing with aggressive or difficult animals

during velveting, recognising signs of stress and pain and their effect and taking appropriate action

implementing emergency response procedures such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

using handling and restraint facilities and equipment

use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

animal welfare issues and legislation relating to velvet antler harvesting

basic and applied principles of anatomy, physiology, pain control and pharmacology relevant to velvet harvesting

DIAA's NVAS and quality assurance program

definitions and requirements with respect to veterinary supervision and legal responsibilities of deer producers and veterinarians

drug withholding periods and tissue residues

management of deer before and after velveting

nature of a bona fide legal relationship

principles and process of velveting, including potential complications

relevant action of drugs used for velveting on body function, and detrimental results of drug administration

relevant legislation relating to restricted drugs

OHS legislation, codes of practice and enterprise requirements.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Animals may include:

all breeds of deer covered by the NVAS and quality assurance program of the DIAA.