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AHCSHG209A
Support alpaca shearing operations
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Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024
This unit applies to the processes involved with supporting alpaca shearing operations and is usually conducted within established routines, methods and procedures.
This unit covers the process of supporting alpaca shearing operations and defines the standard required to: prepare facilities for alpaca shearing; handle animals safely and humanely while being shorn; remove contaminants from shorn fleece and sort and pack according to enterprise requirements; deal with shearing wounds or injuries if required; monitor weather conditions post-shearing for risk of exposure for shorn animals.
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