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K - knowledge
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S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
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S6 - handling and moving
S6.0 - handling and moving
S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.2 - moving and lifting
S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
S6.4 - tending plants and crops
S6.5 - assembling and fabricating products
S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns
S6.7 - using hand tools
S6.9 - handling animals
S6.9.0 - handling animals
S6.9.1 - tending and breeding animals
S6.9.2 - tending and breeding aquatic animals
S6.9.3 - moving and herding animals
S6.9.4 - hunting, trapping and slaughtering animals
- clean carcasses
- control animals in distress
- ensure animal welfare in slaughtering practices
- hunt animals
- monitor the identification of animals
- operate in slaughterhouse installations
- operate slaughterhouse equipment
- organise game shoots
- remove predators
- skin animals
- stun animals
- suspend animals
- trap animals
- wash gutted fish
S6.9.5 - feeding and grooming animals
S6.9.6 - training animals
S6.9.7 - providing therapy or veterinary treatment for animals
S6.11 - cleaning
S6.12 - washing and maintaining textiles and clothing
S6.13 - handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

slaughter animals

skills

handling and moving

handling animals

hunting, trapping and slaughtering animals

slaughter animals

Description

Description

Kill animals, usually domestic livestock, for food. Protect animal welfare at slaughter by minimising the pain, distress or suffering of animals at the time of killing. Follow relevant regulations and comply with religious and cultural practices.

Alternative Labels

butcher animals

kill animals

slaughter an animal

slaughter fur animals

slaughter livestock following cultural conventions

slaughter livestock following cultural practices

terminate animals lives

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ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)