Animal Artificial Insemination Technician Health Associate Professionals

Physical, behavioural and environmental signs of health and ill health in various animals.

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Diseases of Animals

Anonymous

2023

The legal boundaries, codes of professional conduct, national and EU regulatory frameworks and legal procedures of working with animals and living organisms, ensuring their welfare and health.

Safe work practices in a veterinary setting in order to identify hazards and associated risks so as to prevent accidents or incidents. This includes injury from animals, zoonotic diseases, chemicals, …

Awareness of hygiene and bio-security measures when working with animals, including causes, transmission and prevention of diseases and use of policies, materials and equipment.

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Biosecurity for Livestock Diseases in Europe

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Universally recognized animal welfare needs as applied to species, situation and occupation. These are: need for a suitable environment need for a suitable diet need to be able to exhibit …

The study of animal body parts, their structure and dynamic relationships, on a level as demanded by the specific occupation.

The natural behavioural patterns of animals, i.e. how normal and abnormal behaviour might be expressed according to species, environment, human-animal interaction and occupation.

The study of the mechanical, physical, bioelectrical and biochemical functioning of animals, their organs and their cells.

Administer specific drugs for synchronisation of breeding cycles to animals in accordance with veterinary and owner instructions. This includes the safe use and storage of drugs and equipment and record …

Apply safe work practices in a veterinary setting in order to identify hazards and associated risks so as to prevent accidents or incidents. This includes injury from animals, zoonotic diseases, …

Observe and evaluate the behaviour of animals in order to work with them safely and recognise deviations from normal behaviour that signal compromised health and welfare.

Handle unforeseen incidents concerning animals and circumstances which call for urgent action in an appropriate professional manner.

Produce and maintain records of work performed.

Plan and use appropriate biosafety measures to prevent transmission of diseases and ensure effective overall biosecurity. Maintain and follow biosecurity procedures and infection control when working with animals, including recognising …

Plan and use appropriate hygiene measures to prevent transmission of diseases and ensure an effective overall hygiene. Maintain and follow hygiene procedures and regulations when working with animals, communicate site …

Monitor animals' physical condition and behaviour and report any concerns or unexpected changes, including signs of health or ill-health, appearance, condition of the animals' accommodation, intake of food and water …

Carry out insemination ensuring excellent hygiene, prevention of injury, minimal discomfort, and welfare.'

Perform pregnancy evaluation using common methods such as using on-farm milk progesterone test, treatment of non-pregnant cows with prostaglandin, and pregnancy diagnosis by uterine palpation. Check and confirm pregnancy and …

Ensure collected semen is of good quality and quantity. Examine semen, using a microscope, to evaluate density and motility of gametes. Dilute semen with prescribed diluents according to regulations.

Correctly identify, carefully handle and thaw the straws of frozen semen that have been kept in liquid nitrogen storage.

Observe animals in heat to detect the approach of oestrus or comply with the synchronisation protocol. Insert the semen into the genital tract of the female animal using appropriate equipment …

Operate and care for the equipment used in breeding procedures. This includes, when disposable equipment is not used, effective cleaning and disinfection, in order to avoid transmission of diseases, and …

Select semen for animal artificial insemination according to the breeding program. Prepare sample and use the appropriate equipment and safe working practices.

Store animal semen at the correct temperature and in accordance with production specifications for future use.

Animal nutrition, agronomy, rural economics, animal husbandry, hygiene and bio-security, ethology, protection and herd health management.

Spelling and meaning of commonly used terminology of veterinary terms.

Inspect the animal for any external signs of parasites, disease or injury. Use this information to determine own actions and report your findings to owners.

Collaborate with veterinary and other animal related professionals through communication of animal details, case records and summary reports orally or via written or electronic transfer.

Work safely and communicate effectively with individuals and groups of people who are in challenging circumstances. This would include recognition of signs of aggression, distress, threatening and how to address …

Develop plans and strategies to deal with the animal in order to achieve established goals and optimal results.

Analyse, transform and model data in order to discover useful information and to support decision-making.

Ask questions appropriate to the setting and purpose, with the aim to elicit accurate information on the animal's health condition, in order to facilitate a correct diagnosis.

Make a choice from several alternative possibilities that promote the animal's well-being.

Use different channels and learning styles such as journals, courses, and conferences to obtain new information, knowledge, skills, and know-how in relation to working with animals.

Categorise and verify information about the environment and its impact on the animal. Analyse the situation, such as what the animal may want or need.

Calculate the best time for insemination through monitoring of female behaviour patterns and heat cycles.

Create and maintain records of animal inseminations including dates and other data.

Manage the selection of breeding stock in accordance with the breeding programme and where possible screen stock to minimise known genetic weaknesses.

Plan a responsible animal breeding programme with a clearly defined purpose. Assess the needs of the animal and how they may be addressed or affected throughout the breeding programme. Communicate …

Correctly identify stock to be inseminated. Move stock to an appropriate area to be inseminated. Ensure that the work environment is suitable for the safe handling of animals and protection …