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POULTRY HATCHERY
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level:
3
credit:
5
planned review date:
December 2008
sub-field:
Poultry Production
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare
and maintain the storage area; sanitise eggs; maintain
storeroom environment, hygiene, and documentation; and
prepare eggs for setting.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed moderation system has
been set up by the Primary Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to: Animal Products Act 1999, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 and Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard must
comply with equipment and machine manufacturers’
operating manuals.
3
Hatchery procedures refer to the oral or written
instructions to staff on workplace procedures and
safety, and includes, where relevant, the Risk
Management Programme (RMP).
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare and maintain the storage area.
performance criteria
1.1
Storeroom and equipment are cleaned and sanitised in accordance with
hatchery procedures.
1.2
Storeroom equipment and machinery are checked for function, and faults are
identified and repaired or reported, in accordance with hatchery procedures.
1.3
Routine servicing, maintenance, and calibration of storeroom equipment and
machinery are carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
1.4
Temperature and humidity controls are set to predetermined levels in
accordance with hatchery procedures.
element 2
Sanitise eggs.
performance criteria
2.1
Eggs are transferred to sanitising area without causing damage to eggs.
2.2
Sanitising chemicals are measured and mixed in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications and legislative requirements.
2.3
Unused chemical is stored, and mixing equipment is cleaned or decontaminated
and stored, in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and legislative
requirements.
2.4
Sanitiser is set up for operation, and is operated in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications.
2.5
Sanitising chemicals are handled, and sanitiser is operated in a safe manner, in
accordance with legislative requirements.
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element 3
Maintain storeroom environment, hygiene, and documentation.
performance criteria
3.1
Eggs are transferred to the storeroom and placed on the dolly without causing
damage to eggs.
3.2
Storeroom temperature and humidity levels are monitored, problems are
identified and reported, and adjustments are made, in accordance with hatchery
procedures.
3.3
Storeroom hygiene is maintained in accordance with hatchery procedures.
3.4
Storeroom records and documentation are maintained in accordance with
hatchery procedures.
element 4
Prepare eggs for setting.
performance criteria
4.1
Eggs for setting are identified and removed from the storeroom in accordance
with hatchery procedures.
4.2
Eggs are pre-warmed to the specified temperature in accordance with hatchery
procedures.
4.3
Eggs are handled and moved without causing damage to eggs.
4.4
Information is recorded in accordance with hatchery procedures.
Range:
includes but is not limited to – egg weights, fresh egg breakouts,
donor flock information.
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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Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0052 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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