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Demonstrate knowledge of deer genetics and mating
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
People completing this unit are able to demonstrate knowledge of deer
genetics and mating.
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.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 24809 replaced unit
standard 1517.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
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
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
Demonstrate knowledge of deer genetics.
Performance criteria
1.1
Genes and chromosomes are described in terms of the way in which they
contribute to sex determination, heredity, and traits in deer.
1.2
Heredity and environment are described in terms of the way in which they
contribute to genetic improvement in deer.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of deer mating.
Performance criteria
2.1
Deer mating is described in terms of the typical behaviours exhibited by the stag
and hinds.
2.2
The deer breeding programme is described in terms of the timing of events.
Range
2.3
includes but is not limited to – hinds cycling, introduction of stag.
Deer mating is described in terms of the selection criteria for stags.
Range
terminal sire, using replacements, velvet production.
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.
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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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