AHCPLY303 — Maintain health and welfare of poultry

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What an assessment for AHCPLY303 must cover

77 assessable components: 5 elements (27 performance criteria), 24 performance evidence and 23 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 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 Monitor poultry environment

1.1Identify and follow personal hygiene and other biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on a poultry farm or facility
1.2Identify health and safety hazards, and assess and control risks
1.3Select and fit personal protective equipment (PPE) required for poultry health checks
1.4Check poultry housing and/or enclosures meet animal safety, security, health and welfare requirements according to enterprise procedures
1.5Monitor, maintain and operate ventilation, temperature and humidity control equipment where installed
1.6Check poultry feeders and drinkers are operational, and maintain feed and water availability according to enterprise requirements
1.7Check pest, vermin and/or predator controls are in place, and adjust as required
1.8Resolve and report issues according to enterprise requirements

2 Carry out routine poultry health checks

2.1Identify signs of good health in poultry
2.2Catch and/or handle birds for inspection and/or weighing using safe and low stress techniques
2.3Check poultry, and recognise and report signs of injuries or ill health
2.4Identify cull birds using criteria established by the enterprise
2.5Record and report flock and/or individual bird health status

3 Administer treatments to poultry

3.1Determine poultry vaccine, medication or other treatment requirements according to poultry health plan
3.2Identify health and safety hazards, and assess and control risks
3.3Select and fit appropriate PPE required for treatment
3.4Select and handle vaccines, medications, chemicals and other treatments safely
3.5Provide routine vaccines, medications or other treatments to poultry, using safe and low stress techniques
3.6Store vaccines, medications and treatments according to enterprise requirements
3.7Complete records according to enterprise requirements

4 Collect samples for analysis

4.1Take swab samples of work surfaces as directed and according to enterprise procedures
4.2Label and pack swabs and samples for dispatch

5 Remove non-viable poultry

5.1Remove sick or injured poultry according to enterprise animal welfare and infection control procedures
5.2Provide treatment to sick poultry as required
5.3Remove and/or dispose of dead poultry according to enterprise biosecurity and environmental procedures
5.4Provide post-mortem assistance as required
5.5Record and report poultry losses and non-viable poultry

Performance evidence

An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
There must be evidence that the individual has safely and effectively cared for at least three different groups of poultry over a period of at least five days. Each group must include at least 20 birds.
For each group, the individual must have, according to enterprise requirements:
identified and applied enterprise health and safety, animal welfare, infection control, biosecurity and environmental protection procedures related to working with poultry
followed personal hygiene requirements
identified at least three different hazards, and assessed and controlled associated risks
selected, checked and correctly fitted appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
maintained poultry environments, including:
checked and/or adjusted ventilation or temperature or humidity controls as required
cleaned feeding and watering equipment
maintained feed and water availability
checked for pests, vermin and/or predators and implemented controls if required
monitored poultry health and welfare, and identified signs of ill health or injury
taken and labelled swabs from at least two different work surfaces
accurately completed poultry health records.
The individual must also have treated at least one group of 20 birds, including:
caught and handled birds for inspection and/or weighing
used appropriate techniques and location to administer treatments
safely handled and stored materials used for treatments according to enterprise health, safety, environmental and biosecurity requirements
documented all treatments provided according to enterprise requirements.
In addition to the above, the individual must have, according to enterprise procedures:
used enterprise criteria to identify at least three cull birds
isolated at least one bird showing signs of illness
removed at least one dead bird.

Knowledge evidence

key features of state/territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice for worker health and safety, animal welfare, biosecurity, quarantine and environment protection that apply to providing health care for poultry
enterprise procedures and requirements for worker health and safety, animal welfare, biosecurity, quarantine and environment protection that apply to providing health care for poultry
hazard identification, risk assessment and controls to minimise risks when checking and treating poultry
signs of common poultry ill heath, diseases and injuries, including:
abnormal feather loss
abnormal breathing
weight loss
general inactivity or lethargy
discharges from eyes
dull or closed eyes
dirty vent
warm, swollen and cracked feet
poultry ill health treatment and management strategies
poultry health and welfare assessment methods
safe and low stress techniques for handling and restraining poultry, including injured and ill birds
typical industry criteria for determining birds to be culled
common types, features, functions and operational checks of enclosures, infrastructure and equipment used to house poultry
types, uses, handling, storage and routes of administration of commonly used veterinary medicines and chemicals
procedures for taking, handling, labelling, packing and transporting swab samples
procedures for assisting a post-mortem examination
enterprise procedures for disposal and management of waste, including biosecurity and environmental requirements
zoonoses that transfer between poultry and humans
regulatory and enterprise documentation, records and reports required for poultry health care.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret key information on poultry treatment from enterprise procedures
Writing: Use industry terminology to record information about poultry health
Numeracy: Measure and calculate quantity, time, weight, temperature, area, volume and ratio

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPLY303 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCPLY303 needs to address all 77 unit components: 5 elements with 27 performance criteria, 24 performance evidence requirements, 23 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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