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Elements and Performance Criteria
Range Statement
Performance Evidence
Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
relevant legislation, codes of practice, industry standards and guidelines for outdoor pig production types, functions, characteristics, cleaning and maintenance of outdoor pigsrequirements and components of enterprise work routines for outdoor pigstypes, functions, characteristics, cleaning and maintenance of relevant outdoor pig housing and production installations and equipment, such as feeders and drinkerstechniques and methods for humane handling and restraint of pigs in outdoor production environmentsrequirements, methods and procedures for weaning pigletsrequirements, methods and procedures for formation of viable groups, and the impacts of a viable group on individual pig health and productionsigns of health, signs of ill health, and methods for assessing pig health, welfare and behaviour nutritional requirements and methods and procedures for feeding and watering outdoor pigscriteria and methods of assessing optimal stocking densities of pigs requirements, methods and procedures for removal and disposal of pig carcassestypes, uses and procedures of relevant veterinary and preventive treatments of pigstypes, handling, use and disposal of cleaning agents and disinfectants, work health and safety and environmental practices for these chemicalstypes of documentation and records that are required for pig operationsrequirements and maintenance of outdoor pig production environmentrelevant work health and safety and biosecurity requirements and environmental practices