NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Dag and crutch sheep with prepared equipment
Level
2
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to dag and
crutch sheep with prepared equipment.
Classification
Agriculture > Sheep Farming
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the – Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Welfare Act 1999, and their subsequent
amendments.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard must comply with the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries (2010), Animal Welfare (Sheep and Beef Cattle) Code of
Welfare 2010, and its subsequent amendments, available at
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/animal-welfare/codes/sheep-beef-cattle.
3
Range
For the purposes of assessment, the candidate is not required to set up and sharpen
shearing combs and cutters.
4
Workplace procedures refer to the verbal or written instructions to staff and
contractor’s on policies and procedures for shearing operations.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Dag sheep with prepared equipment.
Range
one of – machine, blade.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Sheep are caught and held securely in accordance with workplace procedures
and the Animal Welfare (Sheep and Beef Cattle) Code of Welfare 2010.
1.2
All dags and stained wool are removed in accordance with workplace
procedures.
1.3
The sheep are dagged without injury to self or sheep.
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Outcome 2
Crutch sheep with prepared equipment.
Range
minimum of two of the following methods – half belly, full belly, ring crutch, full
crutch, eye wigged.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The sheep are checked for pizzle rot and wool blindness and action is taken in
each case in accordance with workplace procedures.
2.2
The sheep are crutched without injury to self or sheep, and all dags and dirty
wool are removed in accordance with workplace procedures.
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 September 1993
31 December 2013
Review
2
28 February 1997
31 December 2013
Review
3
25 June 2002
31 December 2013
Review
4
23 April 2008
31 December 2013
Revision
5
15 March 2012
N/A
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.
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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.
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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