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Evidence Guide: AHCLSK215 - Carry out alpaca handling and husbandry operations

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AHCLSK215 - Carry out alpaca handling and husbandry operations

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

Prepare to handle alpacas

  1. Identify, prepare and maintain alpaca handling areas, gates and access routes
  2. Locate and identify alpacas for handling according to supervisor instructions
  3. Observe and anticipate behavioural characteristics of alpacas and select appropriate handling methods
  4. Select, check for soundness and prepare handling equipment
  5. Identify hazards and report to supervisor
  6. Recognise hazards to animals and report to supervisor
  7. Observe site quarantine and other biosecurity protocols
  8. Select and use suitable personal protective equipment
Identify, prepare and maintain alpaca handling areas, gates and access routes

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Locate and identify alpacas for handling according to supervisor instructions

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Observe and anticipate behavioural characteristics of alpacas and select appropriate handling methods

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Select, check for soundness and prepare handling equipment

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Identify hazards and report to supervisor

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Recognise hazards to animals and report to supervisor

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Observe site quarantine and other biosecurity protocols

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Select and use suitable personal protective equipment

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Handle alpacas

  1. Follow procedures to control and sort alpacas safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies
  2. Classify alpacas according to age, sex and husbandry tasks to be performed
  3. Carry out restraint procedures with minimum stress and discomfort to alpacas
  4. Transport alpacas when required according to animal welfare requirements
  5. Monitor and anticipate alpaca behaviour during moving and handling processes to ensure wellbeing of alpacas and safety of handlers
  6. Conduct alpaca count record
  7. Recognise environmental impacts of alpaca handling and husbandry tasks and report to supervisor
Follow procedures to control and sort alpacas safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies

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Classify alpacas according to age, sex and husbandry tasks to be performed

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Carry out restraint procedures with minimum stress and discomfort to alpacas

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Transport alpacas when required according to animal welfare requirements

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Monitor and anticipate alpaca behaviour during moving and handling processes to ensure wellbeing of alpacas and safety of handlers

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Conduct alpaca count record

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Recognise environmental impacts of alpaca handling and husbandry tasks and report to supervisor

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Carry out alpaca husbandry tasks

  1. Carry out alpaca husbandry safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies
  2. Identify unhealthy stock and abnormal conditions and behaviour and report
  3. Provide adequate feed and clean water to stock
  4. Recognise plants poisonous to alpacas and report to supervisor
Carry out alpaca husbandry safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies

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Identify unhealthy stock and abnormal conditions and behaviour and report

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Provide adequate feed and clean water to stock

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Recognise plants poisonous to alpacas and report to supervisor

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Complete alpaca handling activities

  1. Complete alpaca husbandry tasks as instructed, and prepare gates and access routes for alpacas' departure
  2. Clean and maintain handling areas and equipment and store surplus materials
  3. Report equipment faults or malfunctions
  4. Dispose of alpaca residues and waste appropriately
  5. Record and report relevant information about particular animals and the husbandry tasks performed
Complete alpaca husbandry tasks as instructed, and prepare gates and access routes for alpacas' departure

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Clean and maintain handling areas and equipment and store surplus materials

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Report equipment faults or malfunctions

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Dispose of alpaca residues and waste appropriately

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Record and report relevant information about particular animals and the husbandry tasks performed

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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 Prepare to handle alpacas

1.1 Identify, prepare and maintain alpaca handling areas, gates and access routes

1.2 Locate and identify alpacas for handling according to supervisor instructions

1.3 Observe and anticipate behavioural characteristics of alpacas and select appropriate handling methods

1.4 Select, check for soundness and prepare handling equipment

1.5 Identify hazards and report to supervisor

1.6 Recognise hazards to animals and report to supervisor

1.7 Observe site quarantine and other biosecurity protocols

1.8 Select and use suitable personal protective equipment

2. Handle alpacas

2.1 Follow procedures to control and sort alpacas safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies

2.2 Classify alpacas according to age, sex and husbandry tasks to be performed

2.3 Carry out restraint procedures with minimum stress and discomfort to alpacas

2.4 Transport alpacas when required according to animal welfare requirements

2.5 Monitor and anticipate alpaca behaviour during moving and handling processes to ensure wellbeing of alpacas and safety of handlers

2.6 Conduct alpaca count record

2.7 Recognise environmental impacts of alpaca handling and husbandry tasks and report to supervisor

3. Carry out alpaca husbandry tasks

3.1 Carry out alpaca husbandry safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies

3.2 Identify unhealthy stock and abnormal conditions and behaviour and report

3.3 Provide adequate feed and clean water to stock

3.4 Recognise plants poisonous to alpacas and report to supervisor

4. Complete alpaca handling activities

4.1 Complete alpaca husbandry tasks as instructed, and prepare gates and access routes for alpacas' departure

4.2 Clean and maintain handling areas and equipment and store surplus materials

4.3 Report equipment faults or malfunctions

4.4 Dispose of alpaca residues and waste appropriately

4.5 Record and report relevant information about particular animals and the husbandry tasks performed

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 Prepare to handle alpacas

1.1 Identify, prepare and maintain alpaca handling areas, gates and access routes

1.2 Locate and identify alpacas for handling according to supervisor instructions

1.3 Observe and anticipate behavioural characteristics of alpacas and select appropriate handling methods

1.4 Select, check for soundness and prepare handling equipment

1.5 Identify hazards and report to supervisor

1.6 Recognise hazards to animals and report to supervisor

1.7 Observe site quarantine and other biosecurity protocols

1.8 Select and use suitable personal protective equipment

2. Handle alpacas

2.1 Follow procedures to control and sort alpacas safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies

2.2 Classify alpacas according to age, sex and husbandry tasks to be performed

2.3 Carry out restraint procedures with minimum stress and discomfort to alpacas

2.4 Transport alpacas when required according to animal welfare requirements

2.5 Monitor and anticipate alpaca behaviour during moving and handling processes to ensure wellbeing of alpacas and safety of handlers

2.6 Conduct alpaca count record

2.7 Recognise environmental impacts of alpaca handling and husbandry tasks and report to supervisor

3. Carry out alpaca husbandry tasks

3.1 Carry out alpaca husbandry safely and in line with enterprise animal welfare policies

3.2 Identify unhealthy stock and abnormal conditions and behaviour and report

3.3 Provide adequate feed and clean water to stock

3.4 Recognise plants poisonous to alpacas and report to supervisor

4. Complete alpaca handling activities

4.1 Complete alpaca husbandry tasks as instructed, and prepare gates and access routes for alpacas' departure

4.2 Clean and maintain handling areas and equipment and store surplus materials

4.3 Report equipment faults or malfunctions

4.4 Dispose of alpaca residues and waste appropriately

4.5 Record and report relevant information about particular animals and the husbandry tasks performed

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 hazards and apply safe work practices

assess and calculate alpaca numbers

prepare handling areas, gates and access routes for alpaca movement

monitor and anticipate alpaca behaviour in handling operations

identify, sort, move and control alpacas for handling and husbandry operations

use correct equipment, and calming and humane methods to minimise undue stress and risk to alpacas or handlers

carry out typical basic alpaca husbandry tasks

recognise and report signs of unusual behaviour, unhealthy animals or abnormal conditions

control environmental impacts associated with alpaca handling and husbandry

feed and provide adequate clean water to alpacas

identify a range of plants poisonous to alpacas

provide due care in the handling of alpacas

read and comprehend oral and written information and instructions and maintaining alpaca handling records

use enterprise alpaca identification systems

follow relevant work health and safety requirements

follow relevant biosecurity requirements

follow relevant animal welfare practices

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

alpaca behavioural characteristics and movement in handling areas

classes of alpacas and their basic nutritional and welfare requirements

components and functions of handling equipment

enterprise identification systems for alpacas

environmental codes of practice with regard to alpaca production

correct handling techniques and restraint methods

alpaca husbandry procedures and why they are carried out

regulatory controls relating to the transport of animals on public roads

relevant work health and safety requirements

relevant animal welfare and biosecurity legislation and codes of practice

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