NZQA registered unit standard
21325 version 5
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Title
Prepare stock for slaughter in a meat processing operation
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
5
This entry-level unit standard is for people who are employed in
the livestock yards in a meat processing operation, have to
handle livestock, and are required to prepare stock for
slaughter.
People credited with this unit standard are able to remove
excess contamination from stock, and move and pen stock in a
meat processing operation.
Classification
Meat Processing > Pre and Post Slaughter and Dressing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Normal production speeds apply to the performance of this activity.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Welfare Act 1999.
3
The resource document includes but is not limited to – Industry Standard 4 –
Procurement of Animals for Food, available from the Ministry for Primary Industries at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/index.htm.
4
Definition
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace;
5
Range
Stock may include but are not limited to – bobby calves, cattle, sheep and lambs,
deer, pig, goat, horses, other animals used in the meat processing sector.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Remove excess contamination from stock in a meat processing operation.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21325 version 5
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Stock are washed and/or showered in accordance with organisational and
statutory requirements.
1.2
Stock that are unacceptable for slaughter due to excess visual contamination
are handled in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.3
The cleanliness of stock meets organisational and pre-slaughter statutory
requirements.
1.4
Contamination removal equipment and facilities are used and maintained in
accordance with organisational requirements.
1.5
Races and pens are maintained in clean condition to prevent re-contamination
of washed animals in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 2
Move and pen stock in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The identification of each line of stock is maintained through all movements and
penning in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.2
Stock are moved without excessive force, speed, or stress in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.3
Stock movements are communicated to and co-ordinated with co-workers in
accordance with organisational requirements.
2.4
Pen sizes meet the space requirements of each line of stock in accordance with
organisational and statutory requirements.
2.5
Dead, injured, and unhealthy animals are reported and handled in accordance
with organisational and statutory requirements.
2.6
Discrepancies in stock numbers in any line are reported in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.7
Stock prepared for slaughter are moved and penned to meet company required
killing sequences.
2.8
Stock moved for slaughter meet statutory ante-mortem inspection and
documentation requirements for the current day.
2.9
The movement of stock to slaughter meets the operational requirements of the
slaughter chain.
2.10
Communication is maintained with slaughter chain co-workers to ensure the
flow of stock meets the required chain production speed.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
21325 version 5
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2.11
The balance of unkilled stock from any line is counted and recorded in
accordance with organisational requirements at the end of each working day.
2.12
Animals likely to cause harm to other stock are segregated in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 April 2005
31 December 2013
Review
2
19 June 2009
31 December 2013
Revision
3
19 March 2010
31 December 2018
Review
4
27 January 2015
N/A
Revision
5
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
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016