Prepare and supply feed and water to livestock

This standard covers the preparation and supply of feed and water to livestock. This will be in accordance with dietary, veterinary and production requirements. When working with livestock or equipment you should be trained and hold current certification, where required. When carrying out your work you must consider the impact it will have on the environment. This standard is suitable for those who prepare and supply feed and water to livestock.

1. assess the risks associated with the activity to be carried out

   2. wear suitable clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)

   3. select, prepare, use and maintain the equipment required to

   prepare feed for livestock, safely and correctly

   4. check that the equipment used to supply feed and water to

   livestock is safe, clean and in good condition and working order

   5. maintain hygiene and bio-security in accordance with business

   practices

   6. store livestock feed correctly in the required conditions

   7. carry out stock rotation where required

   8. monitor feed stock quality and levels and report these to the

   appropriate person

   9. check that the facilities for storing and preparing feed and water

   are clean and free from pests and vermin

   10. prepare feed for livestock in accordance with the dietary

   programme and instructions

   11. supply feed to livestock in the correct quantities in accordance

   with the dietary programme and instructions

   12. maintain a supply of clean, fresh water, in accordance with

   livestock requirements

   13. maintain communication with colleagues and others involved in,

   or affected by, your work

   14. process waste safely and correctly, in accordance with relevant

   legal requirements and business practices

   15. carry out your work in accordance with relevant environmental

   and health and safety legislation, animal health and welfare

   legislation, risk assessment requirements, codes of practice and

   business policies

   16. complete records as required by relevant legislation and the

   business

1. how to identify hazards and assess risks

   2. the type of clothing and personal protective equipment (PPE)

   suitable for the activity

   3. the types of equipment required for the preparation of feed for

   livestock and how to prepare, use and maintain these safely and

   correctly

   4. the methods of cleaning and maintaining the equipment used to

   supply feed and water to livestock, and checking that it is in good

   condition and full working order and cannot injure the livestock

   5. the hygiene and bio-security requirements in relation to preparing

   and supplying feed and water to livestock

   6. the type of storage facility and the conditions required for the

   storage of livestock feed

   7. the importance of cleaning the facility and equipment used to

   store and prepare feed

   8. the signs of pests and vermin and the action to take if these are

   found

   9. the methods of preventing damage or contamination to livestock

   feed stocks

   10. the purpose of stock rotation

   11. the importance of maintaining required stock levels of feed and

   how to report when stocks need to be re-ordered

   12. the type, quality and quantity of feed needed to meet livestock

   requirements, in accordance with the dietary programme

   13. the correct methods for preparing and supplying feed to livestock

   14. the cleanliness, quality and quantity of drinking water needed to

   meet livestock requirements and the different methods of

   supplying water to livestock

   15. the importance of maintaining communication with those involved

   in, or affected by, your work and how this should be done

   16. how to handle, transport, store and dispose of waste in

   accordance with relevant legal requirements and business

   practices

   17. your responsibilities for the welfare of livestock under relevant

   animal health and welfare legislation, codes of practice and

   business policies

   18. your responsibilities under relevant environmental and health and

   safety legislation, codes of practice and business policies

   19. the records that need to be kept and the importance of completing

   them

Instructions: verbal or written