Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to transport livestock
- Condition, quality and quantity of livestock to be transported is checked prior to transport operation in accordance with client requirements and workplace policy
- Any poor quality livestock is identified and reported to specified personnel in accordance with workplace policy
- Feed provisions and other requirements for livestock prior to and during transit are identified and organised
- Portable stockyards are assembled as required
- Care for and control livestock in transit
- Condition of livestock is regularly monitored during loading, transit and unloading and appropriate action is taken in terms of relevant government regulations, workplace policy, and humane and permit requirements
- Working dogs and appropriate handling equipment are used to aid the handling of livestock during loading and unloading operations in accordance with regulations and workplace procedures
- Required action is taken for the care and well-being of animals in the event of an accident during transit
- Distressed stock is handled in an appropriate manner in accordance with government regulations and workplace policies
- Use animal husbandry techniques
- Symptoms of animal diseases and parasites are identified and appropriate is action taken to control them in terms of relevant government regulations, workplace policy, and humane and permit requirements
- Prescribed medication is administered to livestock in accordance with veterinary directions and workplace policy