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Evidence Guide: AHCDRY401 - Manage milking shed routines

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AHCDRY401 - Manage milking shed routines

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

Manage routine maintenance

  1. Plan maintenance schedules in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and industry standards
  2. Implement programmed replacement of consumables in line with recorded usage and replacement schedule
  3. Identify and replace worn or unsafe components
  4. Identify and rectify milking equipment maintenance problems
  5. Engage specialist services for non-routine service and repairs
Plan maintenance schedules in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and industry standards

Completed
Date:

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Implement programmed replacement of consumables in line with recorded usage and replacement schedule

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and replace worn or unsafe components

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify and rectify milking equipment maintenance problems

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engage specialist services for non-routine service and repairs

Completed
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Manage shed milking routines

  1. Determine milking shed routines and schedules with available labour and resources
  2. Allocate and communicate staff responsibilities
  3. Establish and implement milk production recording procedures
  4. Implement industry or supplier quality assurance practices and procedures in programmed shed routines
  5. Implement enterprise work health and safety policies
  6. Implement enterprise animal welfare policies
Determine milking shed routines and schedules with available labour and resources

Completed
Date:

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Allocate and communicate staff responsibilities

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish and implement milk production recording procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement industry or supplier quality assurance practices and procedures in programmed shed routines

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement enterprise work health and safety policies

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement enterprise animal welfare policies

Completed
Date:

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Manage unsuitable milk from at risk cows

  1. Establish shed procedures for the identification of cow herd health problems
  2. Isolate milk from at risk cows to maintain overall milk quality
  3. Select and administer appropriate treatments according to veterinary or expert advice
  4. Determine strategies for the isolation or drying off of at risk or mastitis affected cows in accordance with appropriate advice
Establish shed procedures for the identification of cow herd health problems

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isolate milk from at risk cows to maintain overall milk quality

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select and administer appropriate treatments according to veterinary or expert advice

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine strategies for the isolation or drying off of at risk or mastitis affected cows in accordance with appropriate advice

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain enterprise practices for milk quality

  1. Develop in shed hygiene routines according to industry best practice and standards
  2. Implement hygiene procedures to prevent cross infection and teat or udder damage
  3. Monitor milk quality to comply with specified supplier standards
  4. Monitor milk cooling equipment and storage to maximise milk quality
  5. Identify environmental impacts of milking operations, assess likely outcomes and take action to minimise adverse effects in line with enterprise environmental policies
Develop in shed hygiene routines according to industry best practice and standards

Completed
Date:

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Implement hygiene procedures to prevent cross infection and teat or udder damage

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor milk quality to comply with specified supplier standards

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor milk cooling equipment and storage to maximise milk quality

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify environmental impacts of milking operations, assess likely outcomes and take action to minimise adverse effects in line with enterprise environmental policies

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Manage routine maintenance

1.1 Plan maintenance schedules in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and industry standards

1.2 Implement programmed replacement of consumables in line with recorded usage and replacement schedule

1.3 Identify and replace worn or unsafe components

1.4 Identify and rectify milking equipment maintenance problems

1.5 Engage specialist services for non-routine service and repairs

2. Manage shed milking routines

2.1 Determine milking shed routines and schedules with available labour and resources

2.2 Allocate and communicate staff responsibilities

2.3 Establish and implement milk production recording procedures

2.4 Implement industry or supplier quality assurance practices and procedures in programmed shed routines

2.5 Implement enterprise work health and safety policies

2.6 Implement enterprise animal welfare policies

3. Manage unsuitable milk from at risk cows

3.1 Establish shed procedures for the identification of cow herd health problems

3.2 Isolate milk from at risk cows to maintain overall milk quality

3.3 Select and administer appropriate treatments according to veterinary or expert advice

3.4 Determine strategies for the isolation or drying off of at risk or mastitis affected cows in accordance with appropriate advice

4. Maintain enterprise practices for milk quality

4.1 Develop in shed hygiene routines according to industry best practice and standards

4.2 Implement hygiene procedures to prevent cross infection and teat or udder damage

4.3 Monitor milk quality to comply with specified supplier standards

4.4 Monitor milk cooling equipment and storage to maximise milk quality

4.5 Identify environmental impacts of milking operations, assess likely outcomes and take action to minimise adverse effects in line with enterprise environmental policies

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Manage routine maintenance

1.1 Plan maintenance schedules in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and industry standards

1.2 Implement programmed replacement of consumables in line with recorded usage and replacement schedule

1.3 Identify and replace worn or unsafe components

1.4 Identify and rectify milking equipment maintenance problems

1.5 Engage specialist services for non-routine service and repairs

2. Manage shed milking routines

2.1 Determine milking shed routines and schedules with available labour and resources

2.2 Allocate and communicate staff responsibilities

2.3 Establish and implement milk production recording procedures

2.4 Implement industry or supplier quality assurance practices and procedures in programmed shed routines

2.5 Implement enterprise work health and safety policies

2.6 Implement enterprise animal welfare policies

3. Manage unsuitable milk from at risk cows

3.1 Establish shed procedures for the identification of cow herd health problems

3.2 Isolate milk from at risk cows to maintain overall milk quality

3.3 Select and administer appropriate treatments according to veterinary or expert advice

3.4 Determine strategies for the isolation or drying off of at risk or mastitis affected cows in accordance with appropriate advice

4. Maintain enterprise practices for milk quality

4.1 Develop in shed hygiene routines according to industry best practice and standards

4.2 Implement hygiene procedures to prevent cross infection and teat or udder damage

4.3 Monitor milk quality to comply with specified supplier standards

4.4 Monitor milk cooling equipment and storage to maximise milk quality

4.5 Identify environmental impacts of milking operations, assess likely outcomes and take action to minimise adverse effects in line with enterprise environmental policies

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:

oversee the routine maintenance and service of milking equipment and replacement of consumables

oversee the conduct of milking operations

identify possible causes of decline in milk quality including animal infection and teat damage identify faults in milking equipment and rectify

oversee cleaning and disinfection of milk area and equipment after milking

maintain records of the milking operation

manage unsuitable milk from at risk cows

maintain enterprise practices for milk quality in co-operation with dairy factory personnel

implement enterprise work health and safety policies

implement enterprise animal welfare and environmental policies

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

types, functions, cleaning, monitoring and maintenance of milking facilities, machinery, equipment and consumables

enterprise and industry requirements for milking operations such as production targets, finances, required resources, manpower and equipment

work routines, procedures and impacts of bad practices for milking operations

relevant industry standards, guidelines, codes of practice and programmes for milking operations, milk quality assurance and milking shed routines

types, characteristics, signs of ill health, prevention and treatment of relevant diseases in the livestock species and their impact on milking operations and milk quality

criteria, methods and industry standards for determining milk quality

factors affecting milk quality, and their effects and impacts on enterprise production targets and enterprise viability

anatomy, physiology, reproduction cycle, lactation and behaviour of the animal species applicable to milking operations

relevant hygiene and biosecurity practices and requirements for milking operations

relevant livestock testing, health treatment and preventive medicine applicable to milking operations

types, handling, use and disposal of detergents and cleaning agents, work health and safety and environmental practices for these agents

environmental impacts of milking operations and strategies to mitigate such impacts

relevant work health and safety requirements

relevant animal welfare practices and requirements

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