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Evidence Guide: AHCLSK332 - Monitor animals in intensive production systems

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AHCLSK332 - Monitor animals in intensive production systems

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

Monitor animal health status

  1. Source information on animal health programs from the livestock production plans
  2. Assess animal health status by routinely inspecting each animal from induction to despatch by having unimpeded access and opportunity to observe behavioural characteristics, signs of ill-health and freedom of movement
  3. Source information on past treatment(s) from the individual animal's identification tag or identification marking and enterprise records
  4. Identify husbandry practices appropriate for the health status of the individual animal: follow-up observation, isolation from other livestock and/ or treatment
Source information on animal health programs from the livestock production plans

Completed
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Assess animal health status by routinely inspecting each animal from induction to despatch by having unimpeded access and opportunity to observe behavioural characteristics, signs of ill-health and freedom of movement

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source information on past treatment(s) from the individual animal's identification tag or identification marking and enterprise records

Completed
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Identify husbandry practices appropriate for the health status of the individual animal: follow-up observation, isolation from other livestock and/ or treatment

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify animals requiring treatment

  1. Identify individual animals with potential health issues or in ill health
  2. Determine the type and severity of infection or injury and identify and/or isolate affected animals requiring treatment
Identify individual animals with potential health issues or in ill health

Completed
Date:

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Determine the type and severity of infection or injury and identify and/or isolate affected animals requiring treatment

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Determine the type and scope of treatment

  1. Determine the need for, type and scope of treatment by seeking expert or veterinary advice
  2. Prepare equipment, materials and treatment site
  3. Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in relation to the treatment
  4. Record withholding periods and other details of treatment
Determine the need for, type and scope of treatment by seeking expert or veterinary advice

Completed
Date:

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Prepare equipment, materials and treatment site

Completed
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Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in relation to the treatment

Completed
Date:

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Record withholding periods and other details of treatment

Completed
Date:

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Administer treatment

  1. Check, select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)
  2. Handle and restrain animals safely and humanely
  3. Administer treatment appropriately according to chemical label or veterinary advice
  4. Identify treated animals from non-treated animals to ensure compliance with the required Withholding Period (WHP)
  5. Prepare and move treated animals as planned
Check, select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handle and restrain animals safely and humanely

Completed
Date:

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Administer treatment appropriately according to chemical label or veterinary advice

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify treated animals from non-treated animals to ensure compliance with the required Withholding Period (WHP)

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare and move treated animals as planned

Completed
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Carry out post-treatment procedures

  1. Monitor animal health and condition post-treatment and report on animal’s progress
  2. Identify, environmental impacts associated with the administration of treatment, assess likely outcomes and take responsive action
  3. Clean equipment and worksite, and dispose of organic and non-organic waste appropriately
  4. Store unused medications appropriately
  5. Complete documentation and records accurately and promptly
  6. Comply with enterprise biosecurity policies
Monitor animal health and condition post-treatment and report on animal’s progress

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify, environmental impacts associated with the administration of treatment, assess likely outcomes and take responsive action

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clean equipment and worksite, and dispose of organic and non-organic waste appropriately

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Store unused medications appropriately

Completed
Date:

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Complete documentation and records accurately and promptly

Completed
Date:

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Comply with enterprise biosecurity 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. Monitor animal health status

1.1 Source information on animal health programs from the livestock production plans

1.2 Assess animal health status by routinely inspecting each animal from induction to despatch by having unimpeded access and opportunity to observe behavioural characteristics, signs of ill-health and freedom of movement

1.3 Source information on past treatment(s) from the individual animal's identification tag or identification marking and enterprise records

1.4 Identify husbandry practices appropriate for the health status of the individual animal: follow-up observation, isolation from other livestock and/ or treatment

2. Identify animals requiring treatment

2.1 Identify individual animals with potential health issues or in ill health

2.2 Determine the type and severity of infection or injury and identify and/or isolate affected animals requiring treatment

3. Determine the type and scope of treatment

3.1 Determine the need for, type and scope of treatment by seeking expert or veterinary advice

3.2 Prepare equipment, materials and treatment site

3.4 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in relation to the treatment

3.5 Record withholding periods and other details of treatment

4. Administer treatment

4.1 Check, select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)

4.1 Handle and restrain animals safely and humanely

4.2 Administer treatment appropriately according to chemical label or veterinary advice

4.3 Identify treated animals from non-treated animals to ensure compliance with the required Withholding Period (WHP)

4.4 Prepare and move treated animals as planned

5. Carry out post-treatment procedures

5.1 Monitor animal health and condition post-treatment and report on animal’s progress

5.2 Identify, environmental impacts associated with the administration of treatment, assess likely outcomes and take responsive action

5.3 Clean equipment and worksite, and dispose of organic and non-organic waste appropriately

5.4 Store unused medications appropriately

5.5 Complete documentation and records accurately and promptly

5.6 Comply with enterprise biosecurity 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. Monitor animal health status

1.1 Source information on animal health programs from the livestock production plans

1.2 Assess animal health status by routinely inspecting each animal from induction to despatch by having unimpeded access and opportunity to observe behavioural characteristics, signs of ill-health and freedom of movement

1.3 Source information on past treatment(s) from the individual animal's identification tag or identification marking and enterprise records

1.4 Identify husbandry practices appropriate for the health status of the individual animal: follow-up observation, isolation from other livestock and/ or treatment

2. Identify animals requiring treatment

2.1 Identify individual animals with potential health issues or in ill health

2.2 Determine the type and severity of infection or injury and identify and/or isolate affected animals requiring treatment

3. Determine the type and scope of treatment

3.1 Determine the need for, type and scope of treatment by seeking expert or veterinary advice

3.2 Prepare equipment, materials and treatment site

3.4 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in relation to the treatment

3.5 Record withholding periods and other details of treatment

4. Administer treatment

4.1 Check, select and use suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)

4.1 Handle and restrain animals safely and humanely

4.2 Administer treatment appropriately according to chemical label or veterinary advice

4.3 Identify treated animals from non-treated animals to ensure compliance with the required Withholding Period (WHP)

4.4 Prepare and move treated animals as planned

5. Carry out post-treatment procedures

5.1 Monitor animal health and condition post-treatment and report on animal’s progress

5.2 Identify, environmental impacts associated with the administration of treatment, assess likely outcomes and take responsive action

5.3 Clean equipment and worksite, and dispose of organic and non-organic waste appropriately

5.4 Store unused medications appropriately

5.5 Complete documentation and records accurately and promptly

5.6 Comply with enterprise biosecurity 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:

monitor animal health status

identify animals requiring treatment

determine the type and scope of treatment

identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement control measures associated with administering treatments to animals

handle, restrain and treat animals without compromising animal welfare

monitor animals post treatment and complete workplace recording requirements

implement relevant animal welfare and biosecurity policies

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

type of information to be gathered from livestock production plans, animal health plans and individual animal records

signs of health, signs of ill health and methods of assessing livestock health

biosecurity requirements, husbandry and management strategies and procedures for ill or injured animals

methods for humane and safe handling and restrain of animals

common diseases of the livestock species, and strategies for treatment and management of such diseases

typical and common medications, vaccines, the routes of administration in animals and keeping/storage of such medications

work health and safety requirements associated with administering treatments to animals

principles and regulations for veterinary medicines treatment and Withholding Periods in animals

environmental impacts of administering treatments to animals and strategies to mitigate these impacts

enterprise heat load management plans

types of and disposal methods for organic and non-organic waste

documentation and type of records that need to be completed for animal treatments

Range Statement