AMPMSY406Perform ante and post-mortem inspection - Camels

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What an assessment for AMPMSY406 must cover

72 assessable components: 8 elements (34 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 29 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 ante-mortem inspection

  • 1.1Identify regulatory requirements associated with ante-mortem inspection
  • 1.2Identify workplace health and safety hazards associated with ante-mortem inspection, and control risks, including using personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • 1.3Identify procedures and principles for humane handling of camels
  • 1.4Identify quality assurance requirements for ante-mortem inspection of camels
  • 1.5Identify procedures for euthanising animal and processing it as an emergency kill
  • 1.6Identify procedures for euthanising an animal, condemning and disposing of the carcase

2 Perform ante-mortem inspection

  • 2.1Perform ante-mortem inspection of camels according to regulatory requirements
  • 2.2Detect and identify signs of common conditions responsible for abnormalities at ante-mortem
  • 2.3Detect signs of common emergency or notifiable diseases
  • 2.4Report conditions or diseases according to regulatory and workplace requirements
  • 2.5Segregate suspect camels according to regulatory and workplace requirements
  • 2.6Make disposition as a result of inspection, and take appropriate action

3 Monitor stunning and slaughter of camels

  • 3.1Identify requirements for effective stunning and slaughter of camels
  • 3.2Check that animals are stunned and bled according to workplace and animal welfare requirements
  • 3.3Ensure corrective action is taken in the event of ineffective stunning or bleeding

4 Prepare for post-mortem inspection

  • 4.1Identify reasons for post-mortem inspection
  • 4.2Identify regulatory requirements associated with post-mortem inspection
  • 4.3Identify health and safety hazards associated with post-mortem inspection, and control risks, including using PPE
  • 4.4Identify hygiene and sanitation requirements of post-mortem inspection

5 Perform post-mortem inspection of camels

  • 5.1Follow procedures and regulatory requirements for post-mortem inspection of camels
  • 5.2Follow hygiene and sanitary sequence requirements when performing post-mortem inspections
  • 5.3Detect and identify abnormalities
  • 5.4Identify any quality assurance issues of post-mortem inspection
  • 5.5Make disposition as a result of post-mortem inspection, and take appropriate action

6 Take samples to assist with identifying conditions

  • 6.1Identify lesions and abnormal tissues that typically indicate disease or condition
  • 6.2Collect pathological and residue samples according to workplace procedures, and dispatch for testing
  • 6.3Interpret test results
  • 6.4Retain carcases awaiting results according to workplace procedures

7 Make disposition

  • 7.1Demonstrate anatomical knowledge of carcase in the disposition process
  • 7.2Identify and detect common diseases and conditions responsible for abnormalities
  • 7.3Report common diseases and symptoms in line with workplace requirements
  • 7.4Make disposition in line with relevant Australian Standards

8 Treat affected carcase

  • 8.1Treat carcase according to regulatory, hygiene and sanitation, and health and safety requirements
  • 8.2Identify and describe procedures for retained carcase as set out in workplace and regulatory requirements

Performance evidence

  • performed at least 10 ante-mortem inspections of camels
  • completed at least 100 diarised hours of post-mortem inspection practice on the chain under the supervision of a qualified meat inspector or suitably qualified supervisor (note that this may be reduced to 50 hours if this is the second post-mortem inspection unit selected)
  • adhered to regulatory requirements, including relevant Australian Standards
  • made correct dispositions for the common diseases and conditions found at ante and post-mortem according to relevant Australian Standard.
  • All performance evidence specified above must be demonstrated in a slaughtering establishment.

Knowledge evidence

  • target market for the species being inspected, and purpose of ante and post-mortem inspections
  • anatomy and physiology of species related to ante and post-mortem inspection processes
  • key requirements of Australian Standards relevant to slaughtering of camels
  • steps in ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections
  • common abnormalities, diseases and conditions that affect camels
  • common ante-mortem and post-mortem dispositions
  • notifiable diseases that affect camels within jurisdiction
  • humane and efficient slaughtering techniques, including restraint, stunning and bleeding
  • equipment used for post-mortem inspections
  • role of equipment for meeting hygiene and sanitation and workplace requirements
  • correct technique for incision of parts and organs
  • sampling methods to test for diseases and conditions in carcase
  • types of specimens removed from camels for testing
  • role of National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratories
  • segregation requirements for suspect animals
  • workplace procedures and regulatory requirements for:
  • ante and post-mortem inspection of camels
  • emergency kills
  • hygiene and sanitation
  • hygiene and sanitary sequence requirements
  • retaining carcases
  • identifying, collecting and submitting specimens
  • humane destruction of camels
  • emergency and suspect slaughter
  • disposal of condemned carcase
  • reporting on ante and post-mortem
  • the relevant registration processes and procedures for meat inspectors at their specific premises
  • workplace health and safety requirements, including the correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • workplace hazards.

Foundation skills

  • Reading: Interpret regulatory requirements, procedures and standards
  • Writing: Complete ante-mortem cards and condemnation documentation
  • Oral communication: Interact effectively with those employed at slaughtering establishment
  • Numeracy: Estimate percentage of herd with conditions Estimate animal numbers in pen (per m2)

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What does an assessment tool for AMPMSY406 need to cover?

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