Unit of competency
Modification History
Release Number |
TP Version |
Comments |
1 |
AHCv1.0 |
Initial release |
Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to slaughter livestock humanely.
All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, work health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity legislation and codes of practice and sustainability practices.
This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work. They work in a range of known contexts, use discretion and judgement in the selection and use of available resources and complete routine activities.
Individuals must hold firearms licences if they are using firearms to slaughter livestock.
Pre-requisite Unit
Nil.
Unit Sector
Livestock (LSK)
Elements and Performance Criteria
Element |
Performance criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare for slaughter |
1.1 Identify reasons for slaughter 1.2 Identify and prepare slaughter site 1.3 Prepare equipment and transport equipment to slaughter site where required 1.4 Select and prepare livestock to be slaughtered in compliance with animal welfare requirements 1.5 Determine the slaughter method |
2. Slaughter animal |
2.1 Conduct slaughter humanely in compliance with work health and safety and animal welfare requirements 2.2 Bleed animal by severing the major blood vessels safely and hygienically 2.3 Dress, hang and protect carcase where appropriate 2.4 Comply with all relevant work health and safety, public health, hygiene, animal welfare, biosecurity and environmental sustainability requirements |
3. Complete slaughter operations |
3.1 Dispose of, or destroy offal and waste products in an environmentally responsible manner and according to State/Territory and local authority health standards 3.2 Clean and store equipment safely and appropriately 3.3 Clean slaughter site appropriately 3.4 Prepare meat for intended use where appropriate |
Foundation Skills
Foundation Skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range of Conditions
Unit Mapping Information
This unit is equivalent to AHCLSK319A Slaughter livestock
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=c6399549-9c62-4a5e-bf1a-524b2322cf72