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Evidence Guide: AHCLSK206A - Identify and mark livestock

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AHCLSK206A - Identify and mark livestock

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

Prepare to identify and mark animals

  1. Equipment and materials for identifying and marking animals are selected and checked for correct operation according to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise requirements.
  2. Suitable marking sites and facilities are identified and prepared according to enterprise requirements.
  3. Animal preventative health treatments are prepared according to manufacturer's specifications and supervisor's instructions.
  4. Hazards to health and safety are identified and safety concerns reported to supervisor.
Equipment and materials for identifying and marking animals are selected and checked for correct operation according to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise requirements.

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Suitable marking sites and facilities are identified and prepared according to enterprise requirements.

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Animal preventative health treatments are prepared according to manufacturer's specifications and supervisor's instructions.

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Hazards to health and safety are identified and safety concerns reported to supervisor.

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Identify and mark animals

  1. Suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and clothing is selected, used and maintained according to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.
  2. Animals are safely mustered and young animals are identified, drafted and moved to marking site in readiness for identifying and marking.
  3. Animal identifying and marking operations are safely carried out according to enterprise and animal welfare legislative requirements.
  4. Environmental implications associated with identifying and marking animals are recognised, assessed and reported to the supervisor.
Suitable Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and clothing is selected, used and maintained according to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements.

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Animals are safely mustered and young animals are identified, drafted and moved to marking site in readiness for identifying and marking.

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Animal identifying and marking operations are safely carried out according to enterprise and animal welfare legislative requirements.

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Environmental implications associated with identifying and marking animals are recognised, assessed and reported to the supervisor.

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Complete identifying and marking operation

  1. Animal count is conducted and accurately recorded according to enterprise requirements.
  2. Animals are prepared and moved along a planned route without damage to person, livestock, property or environment.
  3. Identifying and marking equipment, materials and facilities are cleaned and maintained according to OHS and enterprise requirements.
  4. Equipment faults or malfunctions are detailed and reported according to enterprise requirements.
  5. Animal residues and waste are disposed of according to OHS and enterprise environmental practices.
Animal count is conducted and accurately recorded according to enterprise requirements.

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Animals are prepared and moved along a planned route without damage to person, livestock, property or environment.

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Identifying and marking equipment, materials and facilities are cleaned and maintained according to OHS and enterprise requirements.

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Equipment faults or malfunctions are detailed and reported according to enterprise requirements.

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Animal residues and waste are disposed of according to OHS and enterprise environmental practices.

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

prepare appropriate identifying and marking sites and facilities to industry standards

operate and maintain equipment

determine identifying and marking methods

carry out identifying and marking operations

monitor animal's behaviour post-marking for health and well-being.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

identify hazards and implement safe operating procedures

handle animals in a safe and humane manner

monitor animal behaviour and recognise abnormalities

mother-up animals and their young

apply contingency measures in the event of adverse weather conditions

maintain identifying and marking sites, facilities and equipment to industry standards

calculate and record animal numbers and marking operations

demonstrate safe and environmentally responsible workplace practices

read and interpret manufacturers specifications, work plans and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)

communicate effectively and maintain accurate reports and records

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record routine workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to relate to people from a range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

components and functions of identifying and marking equipment and materials

identifying and marking methods and techniques

animal identification systems

animal preventative health requirements and procedures

animal behaviour and basic health and nutritional requirements

environmental codes of practice with regard to animal production

relevant provisions of OHS and animal welfare legislation.

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Livestock may include:

cattle

horses

sheep

pigs

alpacas

goats.

Identifying and marking may include:

tagging

tailing

notching

tattooing

micro-chipping

branding

dehorning

trimming eye teeth

identifying abnormalities or faults and identifying and marking animals for culling.