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Demonstrate knowledge of livestock mating management - goats
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 goats; the influence of mating management on livestock
parturition; the management of breeding males throughout the year; and
perform calculations appropriate to a primary production situation.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Goat Farming
Status
Registered
Status date
28 February 1997
Date version published
21 November 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2009
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
None.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the management practices before and after mating that lead to
optimum production for goats.
Performance criteria
1.1
Management practices which correspond to factors determining high
submission rates are explained in relation to feeding regime, animal condition,
libido, heat and cycling identification, synchronisation, animal health, recordkeeping, and post-part problems.
1.2
Management practices which correspond to factors determining optimum
conception rates are explained in relation to natural mating and/or artificial
insemination, fertile semen, animal health, feeding, animal condition, and libido.
1.3
Management practices are explained in terms of after mating which support
healthy pregnancy and successful parturition.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the influence of mating management on livestock parturition.
Range
date and spread, late births, wastage through infertility.
Performance criteria
2.1
Parturition targets are identified in relation to specifying desirable birth patterns
for a livestock species.
2.2
Management practices which influence parturition are explained in terms of
parturition targets.
2.3
Mating management practices are explained in terms of those which influence
livestock wastage through infertility.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the management of breeding males throughout the year.
Range
nutrition, health, handling, timing.
Performance criteria
3.1
Management practices are explained in terms of those which prepare breeding
males for mating.
3.2
Management practices are explained in terms of mating which maximises
breeding male performance.
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3.3
Management practices after mating are explained in relation to post mating
and/or until next mating.
Element 4
Perform calculation appropriate to a primary production situation.
Performance criteria
4.1
The problem is identified in terms of the desired outcome.
4.2
The relevant information or quantities involved are identified in terms of the
context or situation.
Range
labels and/or packages and/or instructions and/or expert advice
and/or manuals.
4.3
Formula or methods of calculation are identified and justified in terms of the
solution required.
4.4
Calculation is carried out in accordance with accepted mathematical principles.
4.5
Result is checked in terms of the identified desired outcome.
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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