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POULTRY HUSBANDRY
Collect, grade, and store poultry breeder
eggs
level:
3
credit:
8
planned review date:
December 2008
sub-field:
Poultry Production
replacement information:
This unit standard replaced unit standard 8853 and unit
standard 8854.
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect
and grade breeder eggs; sanitise breeder eggs; store
breeder eggs; and clean and maintain equipment and
machinery.
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
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard must
comply with:
The draft Egg Industry Agreed Standards Codes of
Practice, available from Egg Producers Federation of
New Zealand Inc, 106 Carlton Gore Road, Auckland;
Equipment and machine manufacturers’ operating
manuals.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to: Animal Products Act 1999, Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, and Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
3
In-house 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
Collect and grade breeder eggs.
performance criteria
1.1
Egg collection is carried out the required number of times during the day in
accordance with in-house procedures.
1.2
Eggs are placed point down in collection trays causing minimal damage and
breakages.
1.3
Visual appraisal of eggs is carried out, and defective eggs are identified and
separated, in accordance with in-house procedures.
Range:
defective eggs include but are not limited to – broken, damaged,
floor eggs, abnormal shape, size too big or small, dirty, cracked,
weak shelled.
1.4
Egg numbers are recorded, and fluctuations in egg numbers are noted and
reported, in accordance with in-house procedures.
1.5
Samples of eggs from each age group of poultry are weighed and recorded,
and variations from target are identified and reported, in accordance with inhouse procedures.
1.6
Eggs are graded, labelled, and recorded in accordance with in-house
procedures.
Range:
1.7
date of lay, donor flock, sample weight, grade.
Biosecurity requirements are met in accordance with in-house procedures.
Range:
movement between sheds, use of footbaths, change of overalls,
personal hygiene.
element 2
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Sanitise breeder eggs.
performance criteria
2.1
Eggs are transferred to sanitising area without causing damage to eggs.
2.2
Sanitising chemicals are measured, mixed, and recorded in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications, legislative requirements, and in-house
procedures.
2.3
Unused chemicals are stored, and mixing equipment is cleaned or
decontaminated and stored, in accordance with chemical manufacturer’s
specifications and legislative requirements.
2.4
Sanitiser is operated in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
element 3
Store breeder eggs.
performance criteria
3.1
Eggs are transferred to storeroom without causing damage to eggs.
3.2
Storeroom environment is monitored, and adjustments are made, in accordance
with in-house procedures.
3.3
Storeroom hygiene is maintained in accordance with in-house procedures.
3.4
Storeroom records and documentation are maintained in accordance with inhouse procedures.
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element 4
Clean and maintain equipment and machinery.
performance criteria
4.1
Equipment and machinery are cleaned and sanitised in accordance with inhouse procedures.
4.2
Equipment and machinery are checked for function, and faults are identified and
repaired or reported, in accordance with in-house procedures.
4.3
Routine servicing and maintenance of equipment and machinery are carried out
in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications.
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.
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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