AHCPLY309 — Brood poultry

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What an assessment for AHCPLY309 must cover

59 assessable components: 4 elements (28 performance criteria), 16 performance evidence and 12 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 Prepare for brooding

1.1Identify and follow personal hygiene and other biosecurity procedures that apply to entering and working on a poultry breeding farm or facility
1.2Identify brood poultry age, quantity, housing requirements and tasks to be undertaken from work plan
1.3Identify health and safety hazards, and assess and control risks for placing poultry and carrying out brooding tasks
1.4Select and fit personal protective equipment (PPE) required for placing poultry and carrying out brooding tasks
1.5Check shed and equipment are clean and set up correctly for placement of poultry and brooding

2 Place poultry

2.1Check and adjust feed, water and other shed conditions to meet brooding requirements
2.2Operate temperature and ventilation control equipment to achieve required conditions in designated housing prior to poultry placement
2.3Carry poultry containers safely and remove poultry from crates or boxes and place into designated housing using low stress bird handling techniques
2.4Monitor poultry behaviour and health regularly after placement, and adjust environment as required

3 Carry out brooding operations

3.1Monitor poultry health and behaviour regularly according to enterprise animal welfare requirements
3.2Check shed feeding and watering equipment, lighting, temperature, humidity and ventilation and litter condition regularly, and adjust according to enterprise requirements
3.3Identify and remove sick, injured or dead birds
3.4Extend brooding area or reduce bird density as birds grow
3.5Check, clean and adjust feeders, drinkers and other brooding equipment regularly
3.6Remove wet litter and replace as required
3.7Adjust lighting program and/or equipment as birds grow
3.8Carry out black-out training where required
3.9Monitor beak condition according to enterprise procedures
3.10Monitor body weight regularly against expected targets
3.11Monitor feed and water consumption regularly, and adjust supply to meet enterprise program
3.12Check pest, vermin and/or predator controls are in place, and adjust as required

4 Undertake cleaning and reporting

4.1Identify health and safety hazards, and assess risks and control risks for cleaning
4.2Select and fit appropriate PPE required for cleaning
4.3Measure chemicals and prepare cleaning fluids safely according to supplier instructions and enterprise procedures
4.4Check and prepare cleaning equipment
4.5Clean and/or sanitise work areas, tools, equipment and surfaces according to enterprise health, safety, personal hygiene and biosecurity procedures
4.6Dispose of waste according to enterprise environmental and biosecurity procedures
4.7Complete records and report issues according to enterprise requirements

Performance evidence

identified and applied enterprise health and safety, animal welfare, infection control, biosecurity and environmental protection procedures related to setting up a poultry shed and undertaking brooding operations
identified brood poultry quantity and housing shed and their specific housing requirements
followed personal hygiene requirements
identified at least three different health and safety hazards, and assessed and controlled associated risks
selected, checked and correctly fitted appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
checked, cleaned and/or sanitised shed or section of shed, and related work surfaces
checked shed equipment is operational, clean and sanitised
checked for pests, vermin and/or predators, and implemented controls if required
prepared shed specifically to meet health and welfare needs of incoming batch of poultry, including: - spread litter or placed paper or checked cages - set up, tested and adjusted feeders and drinkers prior to and after arrival of poultry - set up and adjusted lighting, temperature and ventilation equipment prior to and after arrival of poultry
used safe and low stress bird handling techniques to move poultry and place them on litter or paper or cage/s in shed
checked poultry behaviour and health to ensure successful acclimatisation to new housing
completed brooding operations to maximise poultry growth, including: - monitored poultry behaviour and health regularly - identified and removed sick, injured or dead birds as required - monitored and adjusted feeders and drinkers regularly - monitored poultry body weight regularly - monitored and adjusted lighting, temperature, humidity, ventilation and litter regularly, and adjusted according to growth of poultry - extended brooding area to correspond to growth of poultry
completed brooding records and/or reports according to enterprise requirements
safely handled and mixed cleaning products and prepared cleaning equipment
safely cleaned and/or sanitised shed, working surfaces, equipment and tools
removed and disposed of waste according to enterprise procedures

Knowledge evidence

key features of state/territory legislation, regulations and codes of practice for worker health and safety, animal welfare, biosecurity and environment protection that apply to caring for poultry
enterprise procedures and requirements for worker health and safety, animal welfare, biosecurity and environment protection that apply to caring for and brooding poultry
hazard identification, risk assessment and controls to minimise risks when caring for brooding poultry
types, characteristics, cleaning and maintenance of poultry sheds and poultry brooding work areas
industry standards, codes of practice and enterprise procedures for health and welfare of poultry during brooding
impact on poultry behaviour, development, health and welfare of: - shed climate, including temperature, humidity and ventilation - light, lighting equipment and programmes - stocking density, including overcrowding - feeding and watering regimes
enterprise procedures and methods for checking, operating, cleaning and/or maintaining equipment used in brooding poultry, including: - personal protective equipment - shed lighting and lighting programs - climate control equipment, including temperature, humidity and ventilation - feeding and watering equipment
safe and low stress techniques and methods for handling and moving live poultry
enterprise procedures for disposal and management of waste, including biosecurity and environmental requirements
industry terminology to describe poultry health, welfare and biosecurity requirements
notifiable diseases in poultry, including enterprise procedures for reporting and responding to notifiable diseases
regulatory and enterprise documentation, records and reports required for poultry health care

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret textual information in enterprise procedures, forms and work standards related to poultry care
Writing: Use industry terminology to record information about poultry health and condition
Numeracy: Measure, estimate and calculate quantity, weight, area, volume, ratio and temperature

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What does an assessment tool for AHCPLY309 need to cover?

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