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Develop livestock health and welfare strategies

Develop livestock health and welfare strategies

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCLSK513
State Code
OFF66
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
11/02/2025
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
11/08/2025
Field of Education
050105 - Animal Husbandry
Original Release Date
11/08/2025
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement preventative health treatment and welfare strategies for animals.The unit applies to individuals who apply specialised skills and knowledge to develop livestock health and welfare strategies, take personal responsibility and exercise autonomy in undertaking complex work. They analyse and synthesise information, and analyse, design and communicate solutions to sometimes complex problems.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace, and animal welfare legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines, and sustainability and biosecurity practices.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Develop health and welfare strategies for livestock
  • 1.1 Monitor livestock condition and identify risks to health and welfare relevant to the workplace and local environment
  • 1.2 Develop and document a livestock health and welfare strategy
  • 1.3 Identify and arrange facilities and equipment required to implement health and welfare strategy
  • 1.4 Inform staff details of health and welfare strategy, treatment schedules, and workplace health and safety issues
2. Implement health strategy
  • 2.1 Plan and administer treatment according to veterinary guidelines, legislative requirements, and animal welfare practices and procedures
  • 2.2 Refer complex problems or signs of disease for specialist advice and treatment
  • 2.3 Carry out control measures to prevent the spread of communicable diseases
  • 2.4 Implement procedures for reporting notifiable diseases according to legislative requirements
3. Manage livestock health and welfare
  • 3.1 Integrate health and safety regulations, legislation and standards, and animal welfare legislation, regulations, standards and guidelines into the health and welfare strategy and workplace procedures
  • 3.2 Analyse and evaluate health and welfare records
  • 3.3 Check health treatment batch numbers and date of expiry have been recorded according to regulations and workplace requirements
  • 3.4 Ensure compliance with withholding periods for treatments
  • 3.5 Evaluate livestock post-treatment for evidence of treatment effectiveness and any further health problems
  • 3.6 Review treatment outcomes and evaluate processes for effective management planning and best practice
  • 3.7 Evaluate livestock health, biosecurity and emergency procedures in a review of the livestock health and welfare strategy
  • 3.8 Maintain records for health and welfare strategy
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAQ83 AHCLSK504 Develop livestock health and welfare strategies Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BJA1 AHC50122 Diploma of Agriculture Qualification