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POULTRY HUSBANDRY
Carry out pulping of poultry table eggs
level:
3
credit:
4
planned review date:
December 2008
sub-field:
Poultry Production
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out
pulping of eggs; carry out packaging of pulped eggs; and
clean and maintain pulping area, 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, 96D Carlton Gore Road, Auckland;
Equipment and machine manufacturers’ operating
manuals.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is
not limited to the Animal Products Act 1999, and Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
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
Carry out pulping of eggs.
performance criteria
1.1
Pulping equipment and machinery are set up for operation in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications.
1.2
Eggs are pulped in accordance with the Egg Industry Agreed Standards Codes
of Practice.
1.3
Sample of pulped eggs for microbiological testing is collected, recorded,
labelled, and dispatched in accordance with the Egg Industry Agreed Standards
Codes of Practice.
1.4
Protective clothing is worn in accordance with the Egg Industry Agreed
Standards Codes of Practice.
1.5
Biosecurity requirements are met in accordance with the Egg Industry Agreed
Standards Codes of Practice.
Range:
movement between sheds, use of footbaths, change of overalls,
personal hygiene.
element 2
Carry out packaging of pulped eggs.
performance criteria
2.1
Packaging is checked for quality prior to use in accordance with the Egg
Industry Agreed Standards Codes of Practice.
Range:
2.2
clean, intact, unused.
Pulped eggs are pasteurised and packaged in accordance with the Egg Industry
Agreed Standards Codes of Practice.
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2.3
Packaging is labelled in accordance with the Egg Industry Agreed Standards
Codes of Practice.
Range:
2.4
Pulped eggs are stored immediately after packaging in accordance with the Egg
Industry Agreed Standards Codes of Practice.
Range:
2.5
product information, ‘Best before’ date, supplier’s details.
chilling, freezing.
Documentation is maintained in accordance with the Egg Industry Agreed
Standards Codes of Practice.
element 3
Clean and maintain pulping area, equipment, and machinery.
performance criteria
3.1
Pulping area, equipment, and machinery are cleaned and sanitised in
accordance with the Egg Industry Agreed Standards Codes of Practice.
3.2
Pulping equipment and machinery are checked for function, and faults are
identified and repaired or reported, in accordance with in-house procedures.
3.3
Routine servicing and maintenance of pulping 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.
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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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