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Two or three such courses may be required as not all active accredited veterinarians and head stockpersons will be available at the one time.
The courses could be delivered through an agricultural college or university veterinary school.
Continuing professional education points might be awarded to veterinarians as an incentive to participate.
Gribbles Veterinary Pathology have run excellent disease investigation training courses for government and private veterinarians that could be adapted to the needs of the live export
industry.
2.7.2 Handbook of protocols, tips and tools
A handbook on disease investigation and data collection procedures and protocols is being developed separately for the LIV.0252 project and this handbook should be a valuable
training aid and one of a range of training tools for the project. It is intended that this handbook be developed as a broader industry resource and not just for the Liv.0252 project.
2.7.3 Training DVD
A DVD containing narrated movie clips and PowerPoint presentations of procedures and diseases could be produced.
The DVD would serve as refresher training for some and basic training for others and complement the training provided in face to face workshops and the information in reference
handbooks.
The DVD could conveniently and strategically be viewed on board ships by stockpersons, veterinarians and crew to develop a shared understanding of standards and procedures.
There is a Brisbane based company specialising in production of training DVDs that might be well suited to produce a training DVD as one of their producers is an ex cattle
veterinarian with research, training and project management experience and skills.
There are a number of excellent off-the-shelf videos on cattle necropsy techniques available in Australia and from overseas; however, the special conditions operating on cattle vessels
and the necessary protocols warrants the production of a dedicated necropsy and sample collection training video.
2.7.4 Secondment training
Secondment in the fo rm of a shipboard “traineeship” could be served by accredited
veterinarians or stockpersons where they would assist another accredited veterinarian or stockperson. This would best be limited to veterinarians and stockpersons who have
completed disease inve stigation training and are experienced in servicing the project’s and
ultimately the industry’s disease investigation and data collection protocols. Secondment training would also serve the mentoring needs of accredited veterinarians on
their first few voyages to learn how to win over and influence the stockpersons and crew.
As natural attrition depletes the number of accredited veterinarians and head stockpersons, individual new comers could be trained by secondment, referring to the training DVD and
handbooks, and participating in the internet forum see below until such time that running a face to face “refresher” training course was warranted.
2.7.5 Web-based resources
An internet forum for accredited veterinarians and stockpersons to share their knowledge. This could also serve as a repository for training materials, protocols and reports and a form
of mentoring or connection with others who can become mentors.
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A variety of resources and training materials could be developed and made available through password protected web sites either in association with LiveCorp or through other
web sites. Resources could include downloadable files or manualshandbooks, video, audio, PowerPoint files, images and other materials.
2.7.6 Broadening training
There are benefits in making elements of stockman training available to veterinarians and conversely in making elements of veterinary training available to stockpersons.
Many veterinarians may benefit from completing the Accredited Stockman Training Courses as a source of excellent training on animal handling and on practical management of animals
at sea. It is suggested that consideration be given to making the stockman training available to veterinarians who may wish to participate voluntarily.
In a similar vein, there are aspects of the veterinary training that would be of benefit to stockpersons, recognising that there may be specific requirements including regulatory
requirements that may be limited to veterinary surgeons by legislation.
However, there are benefits in making general training provided to veterinarians available to senior stockpersons in particular. This is because under current export regulations, an AAV
does not accompany every single voyage – many short haul voyage sin particular do not
have an on board AAV. In addition even on voyages where there is an AAV, a senior stockperson may be able to provide considerable assistance in routine observations of
animals and even in performing necropsy examinations under AAV supervision.
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3 Appendix 3: Veterinary Export Handbook W.LIV.0252
3.1 Introduction
