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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of deer mating management
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the management practices before and after
mating that lead to optimum production for deer, the influence
of mating management on deer parturition, and the
management of breeding males throughout the year; and
perform calculations for deer mating.
Classification
Agriculture > Deer Farming
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Open.
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation includes but is not limited to the Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992 and Animal Welfare Act 1999.
2
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
1530 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the management practices before and after mating that lead to
optimum production for deer.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Management practices are described in relation to the factors which determine
optimum conception rates.
Range
natural mating and/or artificial insemination, fertile semen, deer
health, feeding, stag fertility and libido, impact of pre and post rut
weaning, hind body condition score, synchronised oestrus.
1.2
Management practices are described in relation to post-mating practices that
support a healthy pregnancy and successful parturition.
1.3
The role of ultrasound scanning is described in terms of its use in pregnancy
diagnosis.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the influence of mating management on deer parturition.
Range
date and spread, late births, production losses through infertility.
Evidence requirements
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Mating management practices are described in relation to their influence on
2.1
Parturition targets specifying desirable birth patterns for deer are identified.
2.2
Management practices which influence parturition are described in terms of
parturition targets.
2.3
livestock production losses through infertility.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the management of breeding males throughout the year.
Range
nutrition, health, handling, timing, seasonality.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Management practices are described in relation to preparing breeding males for
mating.
3.2
Management practices are described in relation to mating which maximises
breeding male performance.
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
3.3
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Management practices are described in relation to the maintenance of breeding
males from post-mating until next mating.
Outcome 4
Perform calculations for deer mating.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Approximate fawning date is calculated from approximate mating date.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 1521, unit standard
8628, unit standard 19078, unit standard 19085, unit
standard 25378, unit standard 25379, unit standard
25382, unit standard 25383 and unit standard 25829
have been replaced by unit standard 28857 and unit
standard 28858.
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
30 April 1995
31 December 2020
Review
2
28 February 1997
31 December 2020
Review
Review
Review
This
unit
standard
is2020
4
22
August 2008
31 December
5
18 June 2015
31 December 2020
expiring
3
25 June 2002
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.
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
1530 version 5
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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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016