ACMEXH305 — Monitor animal reproduction
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What an assessment for ACMEXH305 must cover
51 assessable components: 5 elements (17 performance criteria), 3 performance evidence and 29 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Identify animal reproduction requirements
- 1.1Access and interpret facility animal population and/or reproduction management plans
- 1.2Identify strategies within the approved plan/s to manage the population of relevant animal species
2 Interpret species-specific mating and reproduction behaviours
- 2.1Identify features of sexually mature animals and conditions impacting on reproduction program
- 2.2Identify courtship and mating behaviours of males and females and facility procedures for managing interactions
- 2.3Recognise behaviours pre-birth and post-birth or post-hatching
- 2.4Identify safety risks interacting with animals during mating or reproduction
3 Facilitate reproduction
- 3.1Provide conditions and environmental cues conducive to reproduction and to meet species-specific requirements
- 3.2Facilitate reproduction according to facility plan
4 Monitor breeding animals during the period of reproduction
- 4.1Provide a suitable species-specific environment for breeding animals
- 4.2Provide and monitor nutritional and health requirements
- 4.3Record relevant data and observations for inclusion in reproduction management plan
- 4.4Communicate required changes to husbandry regimes
5 Prepare and assist with birth or hatching
- 5.1Provide suitable media to assist with birth or hatching
- 5.2Monitor birth or hatching of young animals
- 5.3Implement adequate safeguards to maximise the survival of offspring
- 5.4Assess and manage post-birth or post-hatching behaviour
- 5.5Assess breeding outcomes and recommend updates for inclusion in facility breeding plan
Performance evidence
- provided environments conducive to reproduction
- observed and recognised signs of behavioural and physical changes associated with mating, reproduction and birth or hatching process
- recorded data and maintained records for each animal
Knowledge evidence
- facility animal population or reproduction management plan, including species-specific strategies
- principles and practices of animal reproduction monitoring, including:
- environmental processes that influence breeding, birth or hatching
- factors that impact or interfere with reproduction/breeding program
- seasonality and non-seasonality of reproduction
- reproductive cycle and anatomical structures and physiological features of sexual maturity in animals, including:
- puberty
- oestrus
- metamorphosis in amphibians and invertebrates
- parturition or hatching
- species-specific animal behaviours relating to reproduction, including:
- courtship and mating behaviours of males and females
- olfactory signals
- specific breeding calls
- changes in dietary habits, fattening up
- behaviours pre-birth and post-birth, hatching
- normal and abnormal animal behaviour
- facility procedures relevant to animal reproduction, including:
- managing animal interactions
- animal introduction procedures and planning
- safety interacting with animals during mating or breeding periods to avoid bites, kicks, scratches, envenomation and zoonoses
- hygiene and infection control
- species-specific animal husbandry requirements related to breeding animals, including:
- suitable environment for breeding
- suitable media to assist with birth or hatching
- housing requirements for mother and young, where relevant
- diet, nutritional and health requirements
- safeguards to maximise the survival of captive offspring
- data collection and record-keeping requirements
Foundation skills
- Oral communication: Use accurate industry terminology and active listening and questioning techniques, to clarify and confirm information related to breeding plan
- Numeracy: Use measuring equipment to collect data relating to length (mm, cm, m) and weight (g, Kg) Record and analyse accurate mating and birthing data
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What does an assessment tool for ACMEXH305 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ACMEXH305 needs to address all 51 unit components: 5 elements with 17 performance criteria, 3 performance evidence requirements, 29 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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