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Describe the relationship between handling and behaviour of pigs and
productivity
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
the relationship between stockperson behaviour and handling, and fear in
pigs; the relationship between stockperson beliefs about pigs, and the effects
of these beliefs on their handling of pigs; and the relationship between the
stockperson’s skills and knowledge, work ethics, motivation to learn, job
satisfaction, and attitudes and beliefs, and their influence on productivity.
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.
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
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Animal
Welfare Act 1999, and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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Definitions
Productivity – pig reproduction and growth.
Negative handling – use of slaps, hits, kicks, and pushes.
Positive handling – use of gentle strokes, scratches, pats, and hand on back.
Work ethic – features such as reliability, conscientiousness, positive attitude to the
job, timeliness, positive response to a problem.
Motivation to learn – enthusiasm for acquiring new information.
Job satisfaction – positive value attached to, and received from the job.
Pork production unit – collective term for several pork production sections. For
example, a farrowing section, a grower section, and a dry sow section together make
up a pork production unit.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between stockperson behaviour and handling,
and fear in pigs.
Performance criteria
1.1
Pigs with high and low fear levels are described in terms of their behavioural
characteristics.
Range
1.2
The causes of high and low fear levels in pigs are described in terms of
stockperson behaviour and handling.
Range
1.3
approach behaviour, avoidance behaviour.
handling – negative, positive.
Pigs with a high fear of humans are described in terms of welfare and the
effects on productivity.
Element 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between stockperson beliefs about pigs, and
the effects of these beliefs on their handling of pigs.
Performance criteria
2.1
The relationship between the stockperson’s beliefs about pigs and their
behaviour towards and handling of pigs is described.
Range
2.2
beliefs – positive, negative.
The stockperson’s beliefs about pigs are described in terms of the effects on pig
behaviour.
Range
beliefs – positive, negative.
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2.3
Positive beliefs about pigs are described in terms of the effects on productivity.
2.4
The process of changing pig handling behaviour from negative to positive is
described in terms of the practical applications in the pork production unit.
Element 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between the stockperson’s skills and
knowledge, work ethics, motivation to learn, job satisfaction, and attitudes and beliefs, and
their influence on productivity.
Performance criteria
3.1
The level of skills and knowledge of the stockperson is described in terms of its
influence on productivity.
3.2
The stockperson’s work ethics are described in terms of their link to work
performance and influence on productivity.
3.3
The stockperson’s motivation to learn is described in terms of its relationship
with knowledge and skills, standards of care and assistance, and productivity.
3.4
The level of a stockperson’s job satisfaction is described in terms of its
relationship with work ethics, motivation, and productivity.
3.5
The stockperson’s attitudes and beliefs about pigs are described in terms of the
relationship between work ethics, skills and knowledge, and productivity.
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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