NZQA registered unit standard
3097 version 8
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the key points in producing tender meat
Level
4
Credits
Purpose
10
This entry-level unit standard is for people who are required to
know about meat quality in a meat processing operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of the key points in producing tender meat.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Quality
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Resource documents include but are not limited to – The Meat Industry Research
Institute of New Zealand (MIRINZ) specifications on accelerated conditioning
available from MIRINZ reception at mirinz@agresearch.co.nz.
2
Definition
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the key points in producing tender meat.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The normal process of aerobic glycolysis in mammals is described.
1.2
The process of anaerobic glycolysis is described in terms of changes to muscle
tissue during the rigor mortis process.
Range
changes include but are not limited to – lactic acid, pH levels.
1.3
The pre-slaughter conditions for producing tender meat are described in terms
of organisational requirements.
1.4
The post-slaughter conditions for producing tender meat are described in terms
of organisational requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
3097 version 8
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31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 February 1995
31 December 2013
Revision
2
29 September 1998
31 December 2013
Review
3
30 August 1999
31 December 2013
Revision
4
19 July 2001
31 December 2013
Review
5
27 April 2005
31 December 2013
Review
6
19 June 2009
31 December 2018
Review
7
27 January 2015
N/A
Revision
8
17 September 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016