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Evidence Guide: ACMEQU405 - Maintain and monitor horse health and welfare

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ACMEQU405 - Maintain and monitor horse health and welfare

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

Relate elements of the horse diet to physiological function

  1. Classify major nutrient elements according to needs of the horse
  2. Describe components of the digestive system and the nutrient absorption and metabolism processes
  3. Relate features of a well-balanced diet to horse age, health condition and workload
  4. Evaluate impact of an unbalanced or deficient diet on horse health
Classify major nutrient elements according to needs of the horse

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Describe components of the digestive system and the nutrient absorption and metabolism processes

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Relate features of a well-balanced diet to horse age, health condition and workload

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Evaluate impact of an unbalanced or deficient diet on horse health

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Implement health management programs for horses of all ages

  1. Implement a range of horse health programs, including dental, vaccination, parasite control, and hoof maintenance programs
  2. Record data and compile and update health records
Implement a range of horse health programs, including dental, vaccination, parasite control, and hoof maintenance programs

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Record data and compile and update health records

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Determine horse health and emergency care procedures

  1. Keep horses in appropriate premises that meet welfare, legislative and licensing requirements
  2. Correctly fit and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and specialised PPE to meet quarantine requirements
  3. Handle and restrain horses using safe horse handling practices and animal welfare standards
  4. Assess health status of horses, applying knowledge of signs and symptoms of healthy and distressed, sick or injured horses
  5. Identify health care and emergency care procedures and communicate to relevant staff
  6. Review characteristics, signs and symptoms of healthy and distressed, sick or injured horses
  7. Identify horses that are potentially suffering from an infectious disease and quarantine or implement control measures to prevent disease spread under veterinary guidance
  8. Implement procedures for reporting notifiable diseases
Keep horses in appropriate premises that meet welfare, legislative and licensing requirements

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Correctly fit and use personal protective equipment (PPE) and specialised PPE to meet quarantine requirements

Completed
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Handle and restrain horses using safe horse handling practices and animal welfare standards

Completed
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Assess health status of horses, applying knowledge of signs and symptoms of healthy and distressed, sick or injured horses

Completed
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Identify health care and emergency care procedures and communicate to relevant staff

Completed
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Review characteristics, signs and symptoms of healthy and distressed, sick or injured horses

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify horses that are potentially suffering from an infectious disease and quarantine or implement control measures to prevent disease spread under veterinary guidance

Completed
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Implement procedures for reporting notifiable diseases

Completed
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Treat injury and disease

  1. Determine health care and management for individual horses
  2. Discuss prognosis for common illnesses and injuries with key personnel and determine need for professional advice or veterinary assistance
  3. Assess and control risks prior to administering medication or treatments
  4. Confirm methods of administering medication, recording treatment and monitoring injectable medication
  5. Administer medication or treatments according to veterinarian instructions, work health and safety (WHS) requirements, stable procedures, and industry and animal welfare regulations
  6. Apply pharmaceutical and therapeutic treatments as instructed
  7. Correctly handle and store medications according to legislation and workplace safety procedures
  8. Return or dispose of surplus medications and treatments according to workplace procedures
Determine health care and management for individual horses

Completed
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Discuss prognosis for common illnesses and injuries with key personnel and determine need for professional advice or veterinary assistance

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess and control risks prior to administering medication or treatments

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm methods of administering medication, recording treatment and monitoring injectable medication

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administer medication or treatments according to veterinarian instructions, work health and safety (WHS) requirements, stable procedures, and industry and animal welfare regulations

Completed
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Apply pharmaceutical and therapeutic treatments as instructed

Completed
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Correctly handle and store medications according to legislation and workplace safety procedures

Completed
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Return or dispose of surplus medications and treatments according to workplace procedures

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Monitor health management program

  1. Monitor horses during and after treatment and report indicators of further health problems
  2. Document health management program and treatments and maintain records
  3. Review program implementation and outcomes
  4. Describe components of the digestive system and the nutrient absorption and metabolism processes
  5. Relate features of a well-balanced diet to horse age, health condition and workload
  6. Evaluate impact of an unbalanced or deficient diet on horse health
Monitor horses during and after treatment and report indicators of further health problems

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document health management program and treatments and maintain records

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review program implementation and outcomes

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describe components of the digestive system and the nutrient absorption and metabolism processes

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relate features of a well-balanced diet to horse age, health condition and workload

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate impact of an unbalanced or deficient diet on horse health

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge