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Demonstrate knowledge of feeds, feeding systems, methods, and levels
for pigs
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
nutrient requirements of pigs, and feed ingredients in pre-mixed feeds used
in pig diets; feeding systems, feeding methods, and feeding levels for pigs;
and milling, mixing, storage, and contamination of pig feeds and additives.
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 and unit standard 22088 replaced unit
standard 15586.
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 nutrient requirements of pigs, and feed ingredients in premixed feeds used in pig diets.
Performance criteria
1.1
Nutrient requirements of pigs are described in terms of class of stock.
Range
1.2
weaner, grower, piglet, lactating sow, dry sow, finisher.
The major feed ingredients in pre-mixed feeds used in pig diets are identified
and described in terms of their contribution to pig nutrient requirements and byproducts.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of feeding systems, feeding methods, and feeding levels for pigs.
Performance criteria
2.1
Feeding systems for pigs are identified and described in terms of their degree of
automation, accuracy, and feed wastage.
Range
2.2
Forms of feed for pigs are identified and described in terms of those
recommended for class and sex of stock and stage of production.
Range
2.3
feeding systems for – dry feed, liquid feed.
liquid, dry, combination.
Feeding levels for pigs are described in terms of class and sex of stock and
their effect on pig breeding, growth and carcass performance.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of milling, mixing, storage, and contamination of pig feeds and
additives.
Performance criteria
3.1
Feed milling and mixing is described in terms of the benefits for digestibility.
3.2
Additives in pig feed are described in terms of the importance of using the
recommended quantity and distribution in the full mix and the practical
applications in a pork production unit.
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3.3
Feed and feed additives are described in terms of the relationship between
quality and time in storage and the practical applications in a pork production
unit.
3.4
Management of the silo and feed distribution system is described in terms of
ways to avoid contamination of feed during feeding operations and its practical
application in a pork production unit.
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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