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Scenario · Livestock and Lairage

Receive and pen a consignment of cattle

You are a stockperson in the lairage team.

Intermediate2 to 3 hours8 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

Consignment LR-26-1047, 68 grain fed cattle from Kanimbla Feedlots, is booked to arrive at 4:30 am on Thursday. The regular stockperson is on leave and the Livestock and Lairage Manager has asked you to receive the consignment under his supervision. The buyer has flagged two horned animals. On Tuesday a consignment from another vendor was held because the National Vendor Declaration was missing an answer, and the manager wants the documentation checked before a single animal comes off the truck. The plant runs a strict animal welfare program and a customer animal welfare audit is a month away, so unloading, penning and identification reconciliation must be done exactly to the procedure.

Your brief. Receive the consignment in line with the Livestock Receival and Lairage Procedure and the Animal Welfare Policy, reconcile the documentation and identification, pen the animals correctly and complete the register so the consignment is ready for ante-mortem inspection.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Pre-arrival checklist
  • Documentation check with hold decision and reasons
  • Identification reconciliation record
  • Updated Livestock Receivals Register entry
  • Written welfare handling explanation

Documents to use

Systems to use

Livestock Receivals Register

Records every consignment of livestock received at the plant, its documentation, identification reconciliation, penning and lairage status.

Incident and Hazard Register

The plant register of injuries, near misses, hazards and animal welfare events, with investigation status and corrective actions.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Australian Meat Processing Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

AMPLSK201Apply animal welfare and handling requirements
AMPLSK206Unload animals
AMPLSK207Identify animals using electronic or other systems
AMPOPR303Manage animal identification data
AMPLSK202Prepare animals for slaughter

Qualifications

AMP31116Certificate III in Meat Processing (Livestock Handling)
AMP30622Certificate III in Meat Processing
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Evidence must show the student checks documentation before unloading, holds a consignment with an incomplete declaration, reconciles identification and records the outcome, and knows the limits on prodder use and dragging. The register entry must be updated at each stage with realistic times. Look for calm handling language and correct escalation to the animal welfare officer and the veterinary officer.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.