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Handle, move, and treat deer
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: move deer into and
around yards; select deer for transport, load and unload deer; and
permanently identify, weigh, and maintain records of deer.
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.
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 the 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.
3
The DeerQA On-Farm Programme Operating Standards can be obtained from Deer
Industry New Zealand, PO Box 10-702, Wellington, available from Deer Industry New
Zealand, or http://www.deernz.org.
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Definition
On-farm procedures – the oral or written instructions to staff on procedures for
weighing deer.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Move deer into and around yards.
Performance criteria
1.1
Deer are moved and yarded with minimum stress and with least risk of injury to
themselves, other deer, or people, and in accordance with the Animal Welfare
(Deer) Code of Welfare 2007.
Range
hinds, hinds with fawns, stags.
1.2
Behaviour of deer is anticipated and controlled with minimum stress and least
risk of injury to themselves, other deer, or people, and in accordance with the
Animal Welfare (Deer) Code of Welfare 2007.
1.3
Measures are implemented while holding deer in yards, to avoid stress and
injury to deer, and to ensure settling-in period.
1.4
Safety equipment and appropriate clothing and footwear are used in
accordance with activity carried out, and in a manner which minimises the risk
of injury to self and deer.
Range
safety equipment may include but is not limited to – shield, helmet,
protective footwear.
Element 2
Select deer for transport, and load and unload deer.
Performance criteria
2.1
Pre-transport selection of deer is carried out in accordance with the Animal
Welfare (Deer) Code of Welfare 2007.
2.2
Loading and unloading are carried out in accordance with the Animal Welfare
(Deer) Code of Welfare 2007 and DeerQA On-Farm Programme Operating
Standards.
2.3
Loading and unloading of deer are carried out with least risk of injury to
themselves, other deer, or people.
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2.4
Documentation for transport is completed in accordance with compliance
requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – Animal Status Declaration (ASD
form.
Element 3
Permanently identify, weigh, and maintain records of deer.
Range
identification methods can include but are not limited to – tag, earmark;
methods of weighing can include but are not limited to – scales, weight band.
Performance criteria
3.1
Equipment is prepared and used in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
3.2
Deer are handled for identification and weighing in a manner which does not
cause undue stress or risk of injury to deer, other deer, or people.
3.3
Weighing is carried out in accordance with on-farm procedures.
3.4
Deer are permanently identified, in a manner which is humane and hygienic.
3.5
Records maintained are in accordance with DeerQA On-Farm Programme
Operating Standards, and ASD requirements.
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.
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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