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Plan a deer breeding programme
Level
5
Credits
12
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine breeding
objectives; select breeding animals; and determine replacement numbers.
This unit standard is for people involved in supervisory management on a
deer farm.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Deer Farming
Status
Registered
Status date
22 August 2008
Date version published
22 August 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
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
Reference
The New Zealand Deer Farmers’ Landcare Manual, and Deer Industry Manual New
Zealand, available from Deer Industry New Zealand, PO Box 10-702, Wellington.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the Animal
Welfare (Deer) Code of Welfare 2007, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2007,
available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Determine breeding objectives.
Performance criteria
1.1
Analysis of past and present market requirements determines future breeding
policy.
Range
1.2
finishing, venison, velveting, breeding, trophy.
Traits are selected for improvement in terms of breeding objectives and
breeding values.
Element 2
Select breeding animals.
Performance criteria
2.1
Stags selected match pre set criteria and priorities based on objectives and
breeding values.
Range
2.2
Hinds selected match pre set criteria and priorities based on objectives and
breed values.
Range
2.3
selection criteria include but are not limited to – growth rate, velvet
production, hard antler score, longevity, temperament, body size,
productive efficiency, conformation, health, personal appeal.
selection criteria include but are not limited to – mature weight, live
weight of fawn at weaning, fawning percentage, fertility, mothering
ability, productive efficiency, longevity, temperament, health,
personal appeal.
Breeding animals are selected in accordance with genetic improvement for
selected traits.
Element 3
Determine replacement numbers.
Performance criteria
3.1
Replacement numbers selected are in accordance with animal production
breeding objectives.
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3.2
Replacement numbers selected are in accordance with farm production
objectives.
3.3
Culling criteria are determined in accordance with breeding objectives.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, 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 NZQA 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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