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Eviscerate, inspect and tag wild game carcase in the field

Eviscerate, inspect and tag wild game carcase in the field

Unit of competency
National Code
AMPGAM304
State Code
OFA04
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
24/01/2023
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/06/2023
Field of Education
110105 - Butchery
Original Release Date
21/06/2023
Nominal Hours
25
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to partially or fully eviscerate a wild game animal carcase in the field.This unit is applicable to field harvesters who are required to partially or fully eviscerate wild game animal carcases in the field prior to delivery of wild game carcases to a field depot or wild game processing premises. Tagging will be carried out according to workplace and regulatory requirements.All work must be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, according to state/territory health and safety, food safety and animal welfare regulations, legislation and standards that apply to the workplace.Legislative and regulatory requirements apply to wild game harvesting and are enforced through state/territory jurisdictions. Users must check with the relevant regulatory authority before delivery.Mandatory workplace requirements apply to the assessment of this unit.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Eviscerate carcase
  • 1.1 Assess health and safety hazards and risks, and implement control measures, including wearing personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • 1.2 Ensure knives are sharp and cleaned, ready for use
  • 1.3 Perform post-harvesting inspection to identify any abnormality and disease
  • 1.4 Eviscerate carcases hygienically to workplace and regulatory requirements
  • 1.5 Consistently follow a set routine for evisceration
  • 1.6 Identify abnormal conditions and conditions that exclude carcases
  • 1.7 Maintain hygiene between carcases
2. Inspect carcase
  • 2.1 Perform post-evisceration inspection for contamination
  • 2.2 Identify diseases and conditions that exclude carcases
  • 2.3 Comply with trimming requirements
3. Tag animal and complete documentation
  • 3.1 Accurately complete tagging requirements, where applicable to the species and regulatory requirement
  • 3.2 Identify property by name and/or property identification code (PIC)
  • 3.3 Identify species for the purposes of completing tags
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAY27 AMPG302 Eviscerate, inspect and tag wild game carcase in the field Unit of competency