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DTSTART:20121006T220000Z
DTEND:20121007T053000Z
SUMMARY:Advanced Free Range Pig Handling
LOCATION:Windsor NSW
DESCRIPTION:http://www.australianpigfarmers.com.au/ViewEvent.ashx?eventId=492157\n\nPrerequisite:\n Introductory Workshop or completion of the Online Course\n \n \n This is a very hands on course that will cover all aspects of moving and handling pigs\, inspecting and assessing health and well-being\, carrying out vaccinations\, health treatments and elective husbandry procedures.\n \n You will also learn how to keep accurate records of inspection and assessment of pigs. Learning to assess the health\, weight and marketability of your pigs is critical to your business success.\n \n This course will also focus on the welfare needs of free range pigs and how best to manage a herd in a free range environment.\n \n You will also learn how to humanely destroy a pig.\n \n When combined with the introductory workshop or the Online Course\, this advanced course will provide you with the on the job training you need to meet requirements for a qualified stockperson for people that already own and operate a piggery.\n \n This course will be presented as the units of competency specified in new legislation and will be able to be used as evidence of prior learning should you wish to convert your course to accredited training at a later date.\n \n If you wish to receive s certificate for this course you must complete and pass all assessments.  You can of course just opt to attend the day without being examined but you will not receive a certificate.\n \n You will be assessed as per the performance criteria and  the evidence guide of the relevant units of competency.  This means that both written and hands on assessments will need to be completed to be deemed competent and to receive your certificate.\n \n You must have completed the Introductory Workshop to register for this Advanced Handling course.\n \n  On completion of this course you will be able to:\n  Comply with Industry Animal Welfare Requirements:\n      * ·         Apply animal welfare practices\n\n        * ·         Comply with standard operating procedures\n\n        * ·         Report problems that affect animal welfare\n\n  Care For Health and Welfare of Pigs:\n      * ·         Monitor and assess livestock health and welfare\n\n        * ·         Provide an optimal environment for livestock\n\n        * ·         Establish and maintain housing hygiene\n\n        * ·         Administer medication to livestock\n\n        * ·         Remove non-viable livestock\n\n        * ·         Keep and maintain records\n\n  Administer Medications to Animals\n      * ·         Prepare to administer medication\n\n        * ·         Administer medicine\n\n        * ·         Complete administration activities\n\n  Move and Handle Pigs\n      * ·         Control and direct pigs\n\n        * ·         Restrain pigs\n\n        * ·         Weigh/Condition score pigs\n\n  Euthanase Livestock\n  \n\n\n  Refund Policy:\n  \n\nEarly cancellations will incur an administration fee of $50 per attendee.\n \n Cancellations within 7 days of the event will incur a fee of 50% of the event cost per attendee.\n \n Transfer to another event will not incur any cost.
DTSTAMP:20130618T044705Z
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