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Evidence Guide: AHCPRK315 - Care for sows prior, during and after farrowing

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AHCPRK315 - Care for sows prior, during and after farrowing

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

Prepare farrowing environment

  1. Identify and follow biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on a pork production site
  2. Identify health and safety hazards, and assess risks and control risks prior to commencing tasks
  3. Select, prepare and fit appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for tasks and conditions
  4. Select, clean and/or disinfect and prepare accommodation for sows according to pig, security and safety requirements and enterprise procedures
  5. Check and/or adjust housing environment and conditions as required to ensure appropriate ventilation, temperature and humidity
  6. Check and/or adjust feeders and drinkers to ensure availability of feed and correct flow rate
  7. Check for signs of pests and/or predators according to enterprise procedures
  8. Resolve and/or report issues according to enterprise requirements
Identify and follow biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on a pork production site

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Identify health and safety hazards, and assess risks and control risks prior to commencing tasks

Completed
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Select, prepare and fit appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) required for tasks and conditions

Completed
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Select, clean and/or disinfect and prepare accommodation for sows according to pig, security and safety requirements and enterprise procedures

Completed
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Check and/or adjust housing environment and conditions as required to ensure appropriate ventilation, temperature and humidity

Completed
Date:

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Check and/or adjust feeders and drinkers to ensure availability of feed and correct flow rate

Completed
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Check for signs of pests and/or predators according to enterprise procedures

Completed
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Resolve and/or report issues according to enterprise requirements

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Monitor pre-farrowing sows

  1. Monitor general health and welfare of pre-farrowing sows
  2. Move and acclimatise sows and gilts to new environment as required, using safe manual handling techniques and low stress animal handling techniques
  3. Adjust feeding regime for pre-farrowing sows as required
  4. Check sow records and confirm anticipated due date where possible
  5. Identify sows showing signs of farrowing, and adjust environment accordingly
  6. Identify, resolve and report issues to supervisor, including overdue sows
Monitor general health and welfare of pre-farrowing sows

Completed
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Move and acclimatise sows and gilts to new environment as required, using safe manual handling techniques and low stress animal handling techniques

Completed
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Adjust feeding regime for pre-farrowing sows as required

Completed
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Check sow records and confirm anticipated due date where possible

Completed
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Identify sows showing signs of farrowing, and adjust environment accordingly

Completed
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Identify, resolve and report issues to supervisor, including overdue sows

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Care for farrowing sows

  1. Select, check and prepare farrowing equipment and resources required to assist sows
  2. Monitor sows for signs of distress and/or discomfort
  3. Identify health and safety hazards, and assess and control risks related to assisting sows during farrowing
  4. Select and fit PPE according to enterprise safety and biosecurity requirements
  5. Identify sows experiencing farrowing difficulties, and assist sows according to enterprise safety and animal welfare procedures
  6. Record and report farrowing data and/or issues as required
Select, check and prepare farrowing equipment and resources required to assist sows

Completed
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Monitor sows for signs of distress and/or discomfort

Completed
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Identify health and safety hazards, and assess and control risks related to assisting sows during farrowing

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select and fit PPE according to enterprise safety and biosecurity requirements

Completed
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Identify sows experiencing farrowing difficulties, and assist sows according to enterprise safety and animal welfare procedures

Completed
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Record and report farrowing data and/or issues as required

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Care for lactating sows

  1. Monitor sows for signs of lactation
  2. Adjust feeding regime to suit sow nutritional requirements throughout lactation
  3. Identify signs of ill health and/or discomfort in sows and piglets, and take appropriate action according to Farm Treatment Plan and welfare requirements
  4. Maintain clean pig environment and dispose of waste according to enterprise environmental requirements
  5. Foster piglets according to sow capacity and enterprise procedures
  6. Record and report husbandry data and/or issues as required
  7. Confirm sows to be weaned according to enterprise procedures
  8. Identify and move piglets to be weaned
  9. Record weaning data according to enterprise procedures5.4 Complete sow husbandry and health procedures according to Farm Treatment Plan
  10. Relocate sows according to production program
Monitor sows for signs of lactation

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Adjust feeding regime to suit sow nutritional requirements throughout lactation

Completed
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Identify signs of ill health and/or discomfort in sows and piglets, and take appropriate action according to Farm Treatment Plan and welfare requirements

Completed
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Maintain clean pig environment and dispose of waste according to enterprise environmental requirements

Completed
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Foster piglets according to sow capacity and enterprise procedures

Completed
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Record and report husbandry data and/or issues as required

Completed
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Confirm sows to be weaned according to enterprise procedures

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Identify and move piglets to be weaned

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Record weaning data according to enterprise procedures5.4 Complete sow husbandry and health procedures according to Farm Treatment Plan

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Relocate sows according to production program

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge