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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Monitor and assess animal health and welfare
   • Check animals regularly
   • Recognise and report symptoms of ill health, common diseases or parasite infestations in animals
   • Remove and dispose of any dead animals
2. Provide an optimal environment for animals
   • Assess animal’s needs in conjunction with work team and supervisor
   • Install equipment and housing
   • Monitor welfare of animals and report any issues
3. Establish and maintain quality of animal housing
   • Follow health and safety procedures, practices, policies and precautions, including the use of personal protective equipment
   • Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of animal housing
   • Follow any quarantine procedures as instructed by supervisor
   • Maintain personal hygiene in all animal handling activities
   • Dismantle and clean equipment and correctly replace fittings
   • Control pest and vermin when necessary
   • Dispose of all waste and debris, and deal with run off
   • Conduct routine disease or parasite infestation prevention procedures
4. Implement and record control strategies
   • Report any disease incidence or animal losses to the supervisor
   • Implement preventative strategies and quarantine measures as instructed by the supervisor
   • Maintain and enter records

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

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:

assess animal health and welfare

provide an optimal environment for animals

feed and water animals

handle animals safely and humanely

move animals to different housing or pastures when necessary

implement and record animal health and welfare control strategies

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

permaculture principles and practices related to animal care in a permaculture system

animals common to permaculture systems in a given region or system

role or niche of animals in system and interrelationship with other animals, plants or systems

principles of animal feeding and nutrition

principles of animal health, welfare and care

symptoms of ill-health in animals

legislation and regulations relating to animal health and welfare

signs of animal fear, aggression and stress

handling of animals

safe handling of sick and dead animals

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