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Sell and purchase deer
Level
5
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to select and prepare deer for
sale, and purchase deer.
This unit standard is for people involved in supervisory management on a
deer farm.
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
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.
2
Reference
DeerQA On-Farm Programme Operating Standards and DeerQA Transport
Programme Operating Standards can be obtained from Deer Industry New Zealand,
PO Box 10-702, Wellington, or http://www.deernz.org.
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3
Movement control regulations can be obtained from the Animal Health Board website
– http://www.ahb.org.nz, or the local veterinarian.
4
National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) guidelines are available at
http://biosecurity.govt.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Select and prepare deer for sale.
Performance criteria
1.1
Selection of sale animals is based on personal situation and market
requirements.
1.2
Preparation of deer for sale matches the requirements of the market.
1.3
Arrangements for deer leaving property are in accordance with movement
control regulations, Animal Status Declarations (ASD), National Animal
Identification and Tracing (NAIT) project requirements, and the Animal Welfare
(Deer) Code of Welfare 2007.
1.4
Deer are transported in accordance with NAWAC guidelines, DeerQA Transport
Programme Operating Standards, and the Animal Welfare (Deer) Code of
Welfare 2007.
Element 2
Purchase deer.
Performance criteria
2.1
Deer identified for purchase match farming objectives and DeerQA On-Farm
Programme Operating Standards.
2.2
Method of purchase is in accordance with type of animal required.
Range
may include – public auction, private treaty, stock agent, contract
supply.
2.3
Movement control regulations are met for deer entering the property.
2.4
Deer are transported in accordance with NAWAC guidelines, and DeerQA
Transport Programme Operating Standards.
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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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