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Demonstrate knowledge of pig reproduction, mating, dry sow
husbandry, wastage, and culling
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
the reproductive anatomy of the pig, and types of abnormality and disease;
the reproductive process of the pig; factors affecting reproductive output;
mating and dry sow husbandry; and the causes of wastage and culling of pig
breeding stock.
Subfield
Pork Production
Domain
Pig Husbandry
Status
Registered
Status date
19 March 2010
Date version published
19 March 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 4455.
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
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the New Zealand
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2005,
Wellington, available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/animalwelfare/codes/pigs/index.htm.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the reproductive anatomy of the pig, and types of abnormality
and disease.
Range
scrotum, testes, epididymis, spermatic cord, sex glands, penis, ovaries, oviduct,
uterus, cervix, vagina, vulva.
Performance criteria
1.1
The male and female reproductive organs are described in terms of their
structure and function.
1.2
The types of abnormality and disease which disrupt mating are identified and
described in terms of their effect on the reproductive organs.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the reproductive process of the pig.
Performance criteria
2.1
The reproductive stages and cycles are described in terms of physiological and
behavioural changes.
Range
2.2
puberty, oestrous cycle, ovulation, mating, fertilisation, conception,
pregnancy, parturition, lactation.
The role of hormones in the reproductive process is described in terms of the
sites of hormone production and effects of hormones.
Range
oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, prostaglandin, oxytocin.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the factors affecting reproductive output.
Performance criteria
3.1
The factors affecting reproductive output are identified and described in terms of
their influence.
Range
3.2
nutrition, environment, animal health and condition.
Oestrus detection is described in terms of its effects on reproductive output.
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Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of mating and dry sow husbandry.
Performance criteria
4.1
Boar and sow courtship and mating behaviour are described in terms of the
behavioural signs.
4.2
Factors determining high oestrus rates in the herd and oestrous detection are
described in terms of the way they influence high oestrous rates.
Range
4.3
High conception rates in the herd are identified and described in terms of the
influencing factors.
Range
4.4
proximity to boar, housing, environment, nutrition, husbandry,
management, stockmanship.
ovulation rate, timing of mating, number of matings, boar usage,
sow body condition, nutrition, housing, environment, stress.
Care of the breeding herd during pregnancy is described in terms of their
health, environmental, and nutritional requirements, and reproductive
performance.
Element 5
Demonstrate knowledge of the causes of wastage and culling of pig breeding stock.
Performance criteria
5.1
Wastage in pig breeding stock is described in terms of the causes.
Range
5.2
reproductive disorders, disease, injury, nutrition.
Culling of pig breeding stock is described in terms of the reasons.
Range
reproductive performance, reproductive disorders, disease, injury.
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.
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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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