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Career Guidance Skills handling and moving S6.9 - handling animals S6.9.4 - hunting, trapping and slaughtering animals Ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices
Description
Respect the needs of livestock and apply the regulations regarding animal welfare in the meat and meat products manufacturing sector. Respond correctly to animal issues from unloading until stunning of the animals.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- SlaughtererSlaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses for further processing and distribution. Duties The duties of a slaughterer include, but are not limited to: operating switchin…
- Kosher slaughtererKosher slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses of kosher meat for further processing and distribution. They slaughter animals as stated in Jewish law and according to …
- Halal slaughtererHalal slaughterers slaughter animals and process carcasses of halal meat from cows and chickens for further processing and distribution. They slaughter animals as stated in Islamic…
Optional for
- Aquatic animal health professionalAquatic animal health professionals diagnose, prevent, and treat diseases, injuries, and dysfunctions of aquatic animals by implementing appropriate sampling protocols. They superv…
Related skills
- Animal welfare legislation
- Animal welfare
- Food storage
- Mark differences in colours
- Cope with blood
- Slaughter animals
- Apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- Keep inventory of goods in production
- Handle meat processing equipment in cooling rooms
- Maintain cutting equipment
- Apply GMP
- Warm blooded animal organs
- Liaise with colleagues
- Tolerate strong smells
Last updated on February 18, 2026
