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Describe the requirements, and prepare tuberculosis (Tb) reactor
valuation contracts, for dairy and beef cattle
Level
4
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the requirements,
and prepare tuberculin (Tb) reactor valuation contracts, for dairy and beef
cattle.
Subfield
Animal Care and Handling
Domain
Tuberculosis (Tb) Testing of Domestic Cattle and Deer
Status
Registered
Status date
22 May 2009
Date version published
22 May 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
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
Legislation includes but is not limited to – Biosecurity Act 1993, Biosecurity (National
Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Strategy) Order 1998, Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992, Privacy Act 1993.
2
References
National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Strategy, National Operational Plan:
1 July 2005 – 30 June 2013, Animal Health Board, July 2005.
Authorisation and Accreditation Quality Management Manual, Version 8.1 (referred to
as the Manual), Animal Health Board, January 2008.
Cattle Tb Tester Guidelines, Issue 5, Animal Health Board, October 2008.
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Maximum Valuation Limits for Tb Reactors (Updated by Animal Health Board (AHB)
monthly).
The latest versions of the above references must be used and are available from the
Animal Health Board website, http://www.ahb.org.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the requirements, and prepare tuberculin (Tb) reactor valuation contracts, for
dairy and beef cattle.
Performance criteria
1.1
Dairy cattle are valued in accordance with age, gender, and current market
value, the Cattle Tb Tester Guidelines, and Maximum Valuation Limits for Tb
Reactors.
Range
1.2
dairy cattle – evidence is required for at least six categories
specified by age and gender.
Beef cattle are valued in accordance with current market value, the Cattle Tb
Tester Guidelines, and Maximum Valuation Limits for Tb Reactors.
Range
breeding females, rising one year old females, rising one year old
males, rising two year old females, rising two year old males,
breeding bulls;
evidence is required for at least four.
1.3
The process and timeframe for the valuation, transport and slaughter of dairy
and beef cattle purchased by AHB are described in accordance with Cattle Tb
Tester Guidelines and National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management
Strategy, National Operational Plan: 1 July 2005 – 30 June 2013, Policy 8.
1.4
Reactor valuation contracts for dairy and beef cattle are prepared in accordance
with Cattle Tb Tester Guidelines.
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.
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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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