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Advise on horse nutritional needs

Advise on horse nutritional needs

Unit of competency
National Code
ACMEQU417
State Code
ODV37
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
18/02/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
25/05/2022
Field of Education
061101 - Veterinary Science
Original Release Date
25/05/2022
Nominal Hours
60
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to determine the impact of nutrition and diet on various classes of horses, and provide relevant advice to clients or carers. It can be applied to other domestic equines.The unit applies to individuals who provide dietary advice in conjunction with the provision of health care or other equine services. They work autonomously and apply technical knowledge and skills to provide and communicate solutions for routine and non-routine issues relating to diet and nutrition relevant to their area of expertise.Commonwealth and state/territory health and safety and animal welfare legislation, regulations and codes of practice relevant to interacting with horses apply to workers in this industry. Requirements vary between industry sectors and jurisdictions. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Relate elements of the horse diet to physi5ological function
  • 1.1 Identify requirements for maintaining healthy horse condition and digestive system
  • 1.2 Evaluate composition and nutritional value of common horse diets
  • 1.3 Determine features of a well-balanced diet for horse health, condition and workload
  • 1.4 Identify signs of common nutritional deficiencies in horses
  • 1.5 Evaluate impact and consequences of an unbalanced or deficient diet
  • 1.6 Identify contraindications of digestive system or dietary issues
2. Assess horse condition and nutritional requirements
  • 2.1 Use safe, low stress handling techniques when approaching and assessing horses
  • 2.2 Assess nutritional requirements of individual or groups of horses
  • 2.3 Assess body condition of individual horses
  • 2.4 Evaluate options to adjust diet to address horse condition
3. Provide advice on horse condition, diet and nutritional needs
  • 3.1 Advise client on horse nutrition and diet relevant to horse condition and own area of expertise
  • 3.2 Refer client or carer to veterinarian or equine service practitioner for specific advice in response to changing or problematic conditions, as required
  • 3.3 Advise client or carer of services providing feed analysis and ration formulation advice
  • 3.4 Record equine nutrition and dietary information according to work practices
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BBD76 ACMEQU402 Determine nutritional needs in provision of horse health care Unit of competency