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Arrange for sale of livestock by auction
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the rural servicing industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to arrange for sale of
livestock by auction.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Livestock Business
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2006
Date version published
20 June 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Definitions
Livestock refers to both pedigree and non-pedigree. Classes of livestock include beef
cattle, dairy cattle, deer, pigs, and sheep.
Evidence is required for at least three classes of livestock.
Organisational procedures refer to verbal and written instructions to staff on
procedures for communicating with clients; for assessing and classifying animals for
sale; and the promotion, advertising and operation of livestock auctions.
2
In providing information to potential buyers the following general livestock information
may be provided: sex, breed, age, condition, health, and tally.
In addition, specific livestock information may include:
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Sheep – wool length, micron count, wool quality, mating dates, guarantees,
liveweight gain, fleece weight, birth status: single, twin, or triplet.
Dairy – Breeding Worth (BW), Production Worth (PW), Lactation Worth (LW):
Tuberculosis (TB) status of stock, Somatic Cell Count (SCC), brucellosis,
leptospirosis, calving dates spread, in-calf sire; production information – milk solids,
milk fats, protein; farm location and size, stocking rate; stock owner status – share
milker, leased; guarantees about in-calf status.
Cattle – liveweight, type of farm raised on, frame score, potential, muscling,
Estimated Breeding Value, TB status.
Deer – liveweight, TB status, velvet history, frame score, fawning status, Estimated
Breeding Value for farmed deer, potential breeding value for feral deer.
Pigs – liveweight, muscling.
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Legislation and codes of practice relevant to this unit standard include but are not
limited to – Auctioneers Act 1928, Animal Status Declaration.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Arrange for sale of livestock by auction.
Performance criteria
1.1
Agreement is reached with vendor on sale date and venue to maximise returns
for vendor in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.2
Pre-auction actions required of vendor are explained to the vendor in
accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
stock preparation, transport, delivery conditions and times, animal
welfare and legal requirements.
1.3
Auction is promoted or advertised in accordance with organisational
procedures.
1.4
Vendor information that is collected and delivered to the auctioneer meets
auctioneer’s requirements and is in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
special characteristics of animal, vendor identification, catalogue
details.
1.5
Vendor information given to potential buyer meets requirements of buyer.
1.6
Agreement is reached with vendor on reserve price or potential market value in
accordance with class of livestock and market conditions.
1.7
Sale day duties are completed in accordance with organisational procedures.
Range
pen cards, catalogue, auction book, delivery book, buyer
registration.
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1.8
The auction process is described in accordance with the Auctioneers Act 1928
and organisational procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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