RGRPSG303A Determine Nutritional Requirements for Racing Greyhounds Learner Guide
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RGRPSG303A Determine Nutritional Requirements for Racing Greyhounds Learner Guide Insert picture into coloured box or delete text box and leave blank panel Student Name: Teacher / Facilitator: ______________________________ __________________________________ ____ STATE TRAINING SERVICES WWW.TRAINING.NSW.GOV.AU Certificate II in Racing (Greyhounds) Copyright © State of NSW, Department of Education & Communities 2012 Copyright owner Copyright is owned by the NSW government. This material may be freely used by Australian Training Organisations for educational purposes. You may not make it available for hire or re-sale with financial gain. All rights reserved. This work is copyright. If you use any portion of the material, you must acknowledge NSW DEC as the copyright owner. If you develop enhancements of the material, you must ensure that NSW DEC is appropriately acknowledged as the original copyright owner. Outside these guidelines, all material is subject to copyright under the Copyright Act 1968. Acknowledgements NSW DEC would like to acknowledge the valuable contribution of the many people who generously gave of their time and ideas and contributed to the development of this resource by providing information, an industry perspective and review of the project materials. Project Steering Committee Name Marie McCarthy, Melissa Wortman Organisation: DEC, AGRIFOODs NSW Ian Wykes iTAB, TAFE NSW Technical Input Name Tony O’Mara, Bill Fanning, Brett Lazzarini Organisation: GRNSW, GBOTA, GRICG Developed by Names Tanya Hayes Organisation: TAFE (Hunter Institute) This work has been produced initially with the assistance of funding provided by the NSW Department of Education and Communities State Training Services, through the Skills Enhancement Program. 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TAFE NSW Page 2 of 41 RGRPSG303A Determine Nutritional Requirements for Racing Greyhounds Version 1.0 © NSW Department of Education and Communities JAN 2014 Certificate II in Racing (Greyhounds) Contents Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 4 How to use this Learner Guide ................................................................................................................. 5 Activity Tasks & Assessment Guide .......................................................................................................... 6 Topic 1 – Nutrition Principles.....................................................................................8 Main Nutrients and their Functions.........................................................................................................9 Protein...................................................................................................................................................10 Fats........................................................................................................................................................11 Carbohydrates.......................................................................................................................................12 Vitamins.................................................................................................................................................13 Minerals.................................................................................................................................................14 Calcium, Phosphorus, Vitamin D and the Skeletal System.....................................................................16 Water.....................................................................................................................................................17 Recommended frequency of Meals.......................................................................................................17 ACTIVITY TASK 1.....................................................................................................................................18 WHS Recap.............................................................................................................................................20 Topic 2 – What Type of Food / Diet are best for your Greyhound.............................22 Greyhound Balanced Diet......................................................................................................................23 Energy Requirement..............................................................................................................................24 Feeding Plans.........................................................................................................................................26 ACTIVITY TASK 2....................................................................................................................................28 Topic 3 – Supplements and Additives.......................................................................29 Ergogenic Nutrients...............................................................................................................................30 Revision..................................................................................................................................................32 Table 1....................................................................................................................................................33 Table 2....................................................................................................................................................34 Topic 4 – Post Feeding Practices...............................................................................36 ACTIVITY TASK 3.....................................................................................................................................39 References.............................................................................................................................................40 TAFE NSW Page 3 of 41 RGRPSG303A Determine Nutritional Requirements for Racing Greyhounds Version 1.0 © NSW Department of Education and Communities JAN 2014 Certificate II in Racing (Greyhounds) INTRODUCTION This learner guide supports the delivery and assessment of the National Unit of Competence Determine Nutritional Requirements for Racing Greyhounds. This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to prepare rations for racing greyhounds and assess the range of feed, additives and supplements in relation to quality industry regulations. This unit also requires the ability to apply nutritional principles, formulate basic rations, assess and select feed, monitor individual greyhound feeding programs and comply with the rules of racing. This unit of competency operates in work environments of racing kennels, racecourses and public areas. Licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements may apply to this unit. Check with your State Principal Racing Authority for current license or registration requirements. Unit Purpose This unit of competency supports supervisors, trainers and others in the greyhound racing industry responsible for determining nutritional requirements for racing greyhounds. This unit can be contextualised for other industries while also maintaining the integrity of the unit. How do you complete this unit? You can complete this unit by demonstrating competence. To do this you must provide evidence that you can: 1. Prepare rations for racing greyhounds. 2. Assess range of feeds, supplements and additives for Greyhounds. 3. Monitor kennel feeding practices What are the critical requirements? The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge and the range statement of this unit and include evidence of the following: knowledge of the requirements, procedures and instructions that apply to determine nutritional requirements for racing greyhounds implementation of procedures and timely techniques for the safe, effective and efficient application and monitoring of greyhound nutritional requirements working with others to undertake and complete feeding regime procedures that meet required outcomes. TAFE NSW Page 4 of 41 RGRPSG303A Determine Nutritional Requirements for Racing Greyhounds Version 1.0 © NSW Department of Education and Communities JAN 2014 Certificate II in Racing (Greyhounds) HOW TO USE THIS LEARNER GUIDE This learner guide provides relevant information to help you fulfil the requirements for induction within the workplace including racing arenas, kennels, trainer’s premises and training in public areas. This learner guide and assessment workbook provides links and references to various websites and requires you to watch specific videos regarding NSW Greyhound Racing. The websites and the videos will provide additional information to assist you to complete the assessments and to gain a good understanding of your obligations in regard to procedures, practices and protocols. You will need to: