Unit of competency

Modification History

Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to perform ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection duties on llamas or alpacas in a slaughtering establishment processing in accordance with the Australian Standard.

This unit is applicable to those who seek employment and registration as a meat inspector in either the domestic or export processing sectors.

All work should be carried out to comply with workplace procedures, customer requirements and product specifications.

This unit applies to individuals who work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own work including limited responsibility for the work of others. They provide and communicate solutions to a range of predictable problems.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements are known to apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit must be delivered and assessed in the context of Australian meat processing standards and regulations.

Pre-requisite Unit

The prerequisite units of competency for this unit are:

• AMPX209 Sharpen knives
• AMPA3002 Handle animals humanely while conducting ante-mortem inspection

Unit Sector

Elements and Performance Criteria

Foundation Skills

This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit in the performance criteria.

Unit Mapping Information

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7

Assessment requirements

Modification History

Performance Evidence

Candidates must perform ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of llamas or alpacas to Australian Standards and other relevant regulatory requirements in a workplace environment under normal operating conditions.

The candidate must:

• perform ante-mortem inspection in accordance with the Australian Standard and where relevant other importing country requirements
• describe principles and procedures for humane handling
• identify common diseases and conditions found at ante-mortem
• describe symptoms of emergency or notifiable diseases
• make correct dispositions for the emergency, notifiable and common diseases and conditions found at ante mortem in accordance with the Australian Standard
• segregate suspect animals in accordance with the Australian Standard and / or importing country requirements
• identify the steps and procedures for humane destruction, emergency and suspect kills
• identify the organs, skeletal structure and elements of the lymphatic, circulatory, digestive, urinary, nervous and respiratory systems relevant to meat inspection duties
• perform post-mortem inspection in accordance with the Australian Standard and, where relevant, other importing country requirements
• identify common diseases and conditions found at post-mortem
• describe the symptoms of emergency and notifiable diseases found at post-mortem
• make correct dispositions for the common, emergency and notifiable diseases and conditions in accordance with the Australian Standard
• treat carcases and offal in accordance with the Australian Standard and/or importing country requirements
• monitor restraint, stunning and bleeding in order to detect, assess and report animal welfare issues
• take and dispatch samples for mandated testing
• treat carcases being held for test results in accordance with regulatory or importing country requirements
• perform inspection duties in accordance with workplace health and safety requirements.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

• the physiology and anatomy of llamas or alpacas
• the Australian Standard procedures for the ante and post-mortem inspection of llamas or alpacas
• additional inspection procedures relevant to the plant where assessment of the trainee is taking place
• humane and efficient slaughtering techniques including restraint, stunning and bleeding
• procedures for retaining carcases
• carcase sampling and testing
• workplace health and safety hazards and work place requirements
• role of equipment for meeting hygiene and sanitation and workplace requirements
• correct technique for incision of parts and organs
• procedures for disposal of condemned carcase
• procedures for identifying, collecting and submitting specimens
• segregation requirements for suspect animals
• steps and procedures for humane destruction, emergency and suspect kills
• steps in ante-mortem inspection and recognise abnormal conditions
• symptoms of common diseases and conditions
• symptoms of major emergency or notifiable diseases
• regulatory requirements associated with emergency or notifiable diseases
• the relevant registration processes and procedures for meat inspectors at their specific plant.

Assessment Conditions

Assessment of ante and post-mortem inspection must be conducted in a slaughtering establishment and assessment of post mortem inspection must be at chain speed.

As a minimum, assessment must consist of the following three forms of assessment:

• a workplace referee report which documents at least 10 practice ante-mortem inspections and 100 hours of post-mortem inspection practice on the chain under the supervision of a qualified meat inspector or on plant veterinary officer (note that this may be reduced to 50 hours if this is the second post-mortem inspection unit selected). The candidate must diarise the practice including the number of livestock / carcases inspected and conditions detected and this has to be verified by a workplace supervisor or mentor.
• knowledge test which must include an assessment of the candidates knowledge of common diseases and conditions as well as emergency and notifiable diseases
• on-the-job assessment with assessor observation.

Assessors must satisfy the current standards for RTOs.

Links

Companion Volumes, including Implementation Guides, are available at VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5e2e56b7-698f-4822-84bb-25adbb8443a7