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24627 version 2
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Title
Describe a feed budget, and the management of pasture surplus or
deficit
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe a
seasonal feed budget for different classes of livestock for a
period of three months; and describe the selection of a fodder
crop and management of pasture surplus or deficit; and
perform calculations.
Classification
Agriculture > Farming Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Animal
Welfare Act 1999, and its subsequent amendments.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the Welfare Code
relevant to the type of livestock with which the candidate is involved. Welfare codes
are available from http://biosecurity.govt.nz.
This unit standard is
3
Assessment
For the purposes of assessment against element 2, the use of nitrogen and/or
expiring
supplements is not required.
4
Fodder crop refers to a crop that is harvested as a supplement for either storage or
direct feeding to stock.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe a seasonal feed budget for different classes of livestock for a period of three
months.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Feed budget is described in terms of feed required to achieve animal production
targets for the given period.
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1.2
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Feed budget is described in terms of the amount of feed on hand.
Range
stored feed, average pasture cover, pasture and/or crop growth.
1.3
Feed budget is described in terms of the feed required to achieve animal
production targets taking into consideration animal requirements and amount of
feed on hand.
1.4
Shortfalls in feed required to reach animal production targets are described in
terms of likely solutions.
1.5
Feed surplus is described in terms of strategies for management to achieve
current and future animal production targets.
Outcome 2
Describe the selection of a fodder crop and management of pasture surplus or deficit.
Evidence requirements
2.1
A fodder crop or feed supplement is selected which meets animal and farm
requirements.
Range
2.2
time of year, period of feed, stock to be fed, area available,
expected quality and yield.
The management of pasture surplus and deficit are described in terms of feed
allocation to meet animal and pasture targets.
Range
management of surplus includes but is not limited to –
conservation of supplements, deferred grazing, increase stocking
rate;
management of deficit includes but is not limited to – feeding
supplements, applying nitrogen; decreasing stocking rate: cull,
graze off-farm.
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Outcome 3
Perform calculations.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Feed stored is calculated.
Range
one of – stack, haybarn, tube.
3.2
Storage area required for a given amount of feed to be harvested or purchased
is calculated.
3.3
Quantity of feed in a standing crop is calculated.
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
Replacement information
24627 version 2
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This unit standard replaced unit standard 19080 and unit
standard 19154.
This unit standard, unit standard 8623, unit standard
19101, unit standard 190153, and unit standard 19079
have been replaced by unit standard 28859
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
23 April 2008
31 December 2020
Review
2
18 June 2015
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0052
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.
This unit standard is
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
expiring
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.
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016