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Evidence Guide: AHCSHG301 - Prepare livestock for shearing

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AHCSHG301 - Prepare livestock for shearing

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

Sort livestock for shearing

  1. Locate, identify and confirm livestock with as specified in shearing plan
  2. Muster livestock and move to shearing facilities, sort, count and yard livestock
  3. Identify livestock with pigmented fleece and cull for separate shearing operations
  4. Identify potential and existing hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in line with enterprise work health and safety policies
  5. Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment
  6. Comply with animal welfare codes of practice
Locate, identify and confirm livestock with as specified in shearing plan

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Muster livestock and move to shearing facilities, sort, count and yard livestock

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Identify livestock with pigmented fleece and cull for separate shearing operations

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Identify potential and existing hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in line with enterprise work health and safety policies

Completed
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Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment

Completed
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Comply with animal welfare codes of practice

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Prepare livestock for shearing

  1. Check shearing, cleaning and drenching equipment for correct operation
  2. Crutch livestock as required
  3. Remove contaminated and stained wool and dispose of appropriately
  4. Take livestock off feed to allow emptying out before shearing
Check shearing, cleaning and drenching equipment for correct operation

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Crutch livestock as required

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Remove contaminated and stained wool and dispose of appropriately

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Take livestock off feed to allow emptying out before shearing

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Monitor livestock

  1. Provide and maintain feed and water supplies for livestock
  2. Provide and maintain suitable shelter for livestock
  3. Monitor livestock condition and health status for evidence of sickness, and record or report as required
  4. Monitor and control environmental implications associated with shearing activities
  5. Apply enterprise biosecurity policies
Provide and maintain feed and water supplies for livestock

Completed
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Provide and maintain suitable shelter for livestock

Completed
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Monitor livestock condition and health status for evidence of sickness, and record or report as required

Completed
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Monitor and control environmental implications associated with shearing activities

Completed
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Apply enterprise biosecurity policies

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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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. Sort livestock for shearing

1.1 Locate, identify and confirm livestock with as specified in shearing plan

1.2 Muster livestock and move to shearing facilities, sort, count and yard livestock

1.3 Identify livestock with pigmented fleece and cull for separate shearing operations

1.4 Identify potential and existing hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in line with enterprise work health and safety policies

1.5 Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment

1.6 Comply with animal welfare codes of practice

2. Prepare livestock for shearing

2.1 Check shearing, cleaning and drenching equipment for correct operation

2.2 Crutch livestock as required

2.3 Remove contaminated and stained wool and dispose of appropriately

2.4 Take livestock off feed to allow emptying out before shearing

3. Monitor livestock

3.1 Provide and maintain feed and water supplies for livestock

3.2 Provide and maintain suitable shelter for livestock

3.3 Monitor livestock condition and health status for evidence of sickness, and record or report as required

3.4 Monitor and control environmental implications associated with shearing activities

3.5 Apply 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. Sort livestock for shearing

1.1 Locate, identify and confirm livestock with as specified in shearing plan

1.2 Muster livestock and move to shearing facilities, sort, count and yard livestock

1.3 Identify livestock with pigmented fleece and cull for separate shearing operations

1.4 Identify potential and existing hazards, assess risks and implement control measures in line with enterprise work health and safety policies

1.5 Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment

1.6 Comply with animal welfare codes of practice

2. Prepare livestock for shearing

2.1 Check shearing, cleaning and drenching equipment for correct operation

2.2 Crutch livestock as required

2.3 Remove contaminated and stained wool and dispose of appropriately

2.4 Take livestock off feed to allow emptying out before shearing

3. Monitor livestock

3.1 Provide and maintain feed and water supplies for livestock

3.2 Provide and maintain suitable shelter for livestock

3.3 Monitor livestock condition and health status for evidence of sickness, and record or report as required

3.4 Monitor and control environmental implications associated with shearing activities

3.5 Apply 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 be observed preparing livestock for shearing.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify hazards and implement safe work procedures

select equipment appropriate to crutching and shearing tasks

organise crutching and shearing operations

muster, move, draft and handle livestock in compliance with animal welfare requirements

observe and monitor livestock health and condition and detect disease or nutritional disorders and treat appropriately

organise feed and water supplies

avoid and remove contamination of fleece

demonstrate safe and environmentally responsible workplace practices

communicate verbally with work team and manager

calculate livestock numbers, keep mobs separate

follow enterprise work health and safety policies in the context of own work

follow enterprise biosecurity policies in the context of own work

follow enterprise animal welfare policies in the context of own work

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

different types and purposes of shearing boards, yards and catching pens

components and functions of shearing, cleaning and drenching equipment

handling, mustering and movement techniques

livestock breeds, nutritional and hygiene requirements

possible fleece contaminants and types of pigmentation faults

biosecurity legislation and codes of practice applying to the job role

work health and safety legislation and codes of practice applying to the job role

animal welfare legislation and codes of practice applying to the job role

Range Statement