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POULTRY HATCHERY
Carry out hatcher operations
level:
3
credit:
8
planned review date:
December 2008
sub-field:
Poultry Production
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare
and maintain the hatcher, check and transfer eggs to the
hatcher, operate the hatcher, and maintain hatcher
environment and hygiene.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed moderation system has
been set up by the Primary Industry Training Organisation.
special notes:
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to: Animal Products Act 1999, Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Resource
Management Act 1991.
2
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard must
comply with equipment and machine manufacturers’
operating manuals and Primary Breeder manuals
(available from the stock supplier).
3
Hatchery procedures refer to the oral or written
instructions to staff on workplace procedures and
safety, and includes, where relevant, the Risk
Management Programme (RMP).
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare and maintain the hatcher.
performance criteria
1.1
Hatcher and equipment are cleaned, sanitised, and dried in accordance with
hatchery procedures.
Range:
equipment may include but is not limited to – hatcher baskets,
hatcher dollies.
1.2
Samples for microbiological testing are collected, recorded, labelled, and
dispatched in accordance with hatchery procedures.
1.3
Hatcher equipment and machinery is checked for function, and faults are
identified and repaired or reported, in accordance with hatchery procedures.
1.4
Routine servicing, maintenance, and calibration of hatcher equipment and
machinery are carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
1.5
Hatcher is preheated to specified temperature in accordance with hatchery
procedures.
element 2
Check and transfer eggs to the hatcher.
performance criteria
2.1
Eggs for hatching are identified and removed from the setter in accordance with
hatchery procedures.
2.2
Eggs are transferred from setter fillers to hatcher baskets causing no damage to
the eggs.
2.3
Defective eggs are identified and disposed of in accordance with hatchery
procedures.
Range:
2.4
breaks, rots, bangers, clears, damaged, contaminated.
Hatcher baskets are loaded onto hatcher dollies and are placed in the hatcher
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in accordance with hatchery procedures.
element 3
Operate hatcher and maintain hatcher environment and hygiene.
performance criteria
3.1
Environmental control systems are set to specified levels that optimise egg
hatchability in accordance with hatchery procedures.
Range:
3.2
ventilation, humidity, temperature.
Hatcher environment is monitored, problems are identified and reported, and
adjustments made in accordance with hatchery procedures.
Range:
ventilation, humidity, temperature.
3.3
Hatching progress is monitored, and adjustments are made to the hatcher
environment in accordance with stage of hatching.
3.4
Hatcher hygiene is maintained in accordance with hatchery procedures.
3.5
Emergency procedures are implemented in the event of hatcher systems
breakdown in accordance with hatchery procedures.
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.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0052 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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