Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify animals
- Identify criteria for animal selection clarified from production and marketing information and supervisor or management instructions.
- Implement procedures to control and sort livestock which comply with enterprise animal welfare and work health and safety policies
- Identify and separate animals according to unit selection criteria
- Apply identification devices safely and humanely
- Identify hazards, assess risks and implement controls
- Select and use suitable personal protective equipment
- Assess and select animals
- Assess animals to comply with industry and enterprise criteria and guidelines
- Rank and select animals selected using performance records, weight, sex or other organisational criteria
- Record and report selection
- Observe accepted guidelines and industry norms for prescribed medication withholding periods when selecting animals
- Complete and maintain records and documentation
- Apply enterprise biosecurity policies where required