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§Study guidance: Animal keeper
As an animal keeper you build your professionalism on understanding the animals' biology behaviour and needs. Aim to be able to explain why and not just how — then you can adapt care to the individual species and individual animal.
You must be able to do this
- 01Assess animal welfare based on the five freedoms.
- 02Feed correctly according to species age and condition and store feed hygienically.
- 03Perform cleaning hygiene and infection control (biosecurity).
- 04Observe animals and recognize early disease signs.
- 05Set up the system and create enrichment that suits the species' natural behaviour.
- 06Documenting in the logbook and handing over between shifts.
Important concepts
- 01Animal welfare and the five freedoms
- 02Enrichment (enrichment)
- 03Herbivore, carnivore, omnivore
- 04Zoonosis
- 05Quarantine and biosecurity
- 06General condition and cavities
Good habits and preparation
Lær dyrenes normale adfærd at kende — det er udgangspunktet for at opdage, når noget ændrer sig. Brug faste rutiner og tjeklister, og skriv konkrete observationer ned. Spørg, når du er i tvivl, frem for at gætte: dyrevelfærd og smittebeskyttelse tåler ikke fejl.