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Maintain the health of deer
Level
5
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to recognise and manage
pasture related health problems, and minimise the risk of disease through
implementation of preventative health programmes and management
strategies.
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, Agricultural
Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997.
2
The DeerQA On-Farm Programme Operating Standards can be obtained from Deer
Industry New Zealand, PO Box 10-702, Wellington, or
http://www.deernz.org/n30.html.
3
References
The New Zealand Deer Farmers’ Landcare Manual, and Deer Industry Manual New
Zealand, available from Deer Industry New Zealand, PO Box 10-702, Wellington.
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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.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Recognise and manage pasture related health problems.
Range
trace elements which may be deficient include but are not limited to – copper,
selenium, cobalt, iodine;
pasture related health problems include but are not limited to – facial eczema,
ryegrass staggers, under feeding.
Performance criteria
1.1
Soil, pasture, and animal testing determine possible trace element deficiencies.
1.2
Recognised trace element deficiencies are corrected in a manner which is in the
best interests of deer.
Range
1.3
pasture application, management of deer, veterinary treatment.
Stock management on risk pastures assists prevention or facilitates control of
the identified pasture related health problem.
Element 2
Minimise the risk of disease through implementation of preventative health programmes
and management strategies.
Range
viral diseases – malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), parapox virus;
bacterial diseases – tuberculosis, yersiniosis, Johne’s disease, leptospirosis,
brucellosis, necrotic stomatitis, salmonellosis, foot abscess, scald;
clostridial diseases – tetanus, pulpy kidney, blood poisoning, malignant odema,
blackleg, navel ill;
parasites – lungworms, roundworms, flukes, lice, ticks.
Performance criteria
2.1
The preventative health programme planned minimises risk of disease for all
classes of deer throughout the year.
2.2
Implementation of preventative health programme occurs in accordance with
pre set plan.
2.3
Management strategies implemented in conjunction with preventative health
programmes assist in the control of diseases.
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2.4
Legislative requirements are met with regard to relevant diseases.
Range
2.5
leptospirosis, tuberculosis.
Emergency response for reporting suspected exotic diseases are described in
terms of legislative requirements.
Range
foot and mouth disease, blue tongue, anthrax.
2.6
Legislative requirements are met with regard to residues from animal remedies
used on animals destined for slaughter.
2.7
Records maintained are in accordance with DeerQA On-Farm Programme
Operating Standards, and Animal Status Declaration 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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