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Assess and classify livestock for sale
Level
4
Credits
35
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the rural servicing industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: assess livestock breed,
physical characteristics, liveweight, and breeding or production potential;
classify livestock for sale; and assess livestock market potential and establish
their market-related value.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Livestock Business
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2006
Date version published
20 June 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
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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Definitions
Livestock refers to both pedigree and non-pedigree, and must include at least three
classes of livestock.
Classes of livestock include beef cattle, dairy cattle, deer, pigs, and sheep.
Organisational procedures refer to verbal and written instructions to staff on
procedures for communicating with clients, and for assessing and classifying animals
for sale.
2
Legislation includes but is not limited to the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Assess livestock breed, physical characteristics, liveweight, and breeding or production
potential.
Range
to include the following characteristics, as applicable to the classes of livestock
concerned – weight, size, breed, age, soundness, health, production, muscling,
condition and frame scoring, dressing out percentage (%), wool length, hide
quality, production worth; breeding worth; lactation worth.
Performance criteria
1.1
Breed is identified in accordance with organisational procedures.
1.2
Estimate made of age, weight, condition and frame score is within the accepted
accuracy range as specified in organisational procedures.
1.3
Assessment of livestock indicates degree of health and soundness within the
accepted accuracy range as specified in organisational procedures.
1.4
Assessment of breeding or production potential is carried out in accordance with
organisational procedures.
Element 2
Classify livestock for sale.
Performance criteria
2.1
Livestock are classified for sale in accordance with current market demand.
2.2
Classification is explained and justified to the vendor in accordance with current
seasonal market variations, and organisational procedures.
2.3
Classification is carried out without causing undue stress to livestock or other
people in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and organisational
procedures.
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Element 3
Assess livestock market potential and establish their market-related value.
Performance criteria
3.1
The best time to sell livestock is estimated in relation to their age, weight,
production, and records, and in accordance with price schedules and price
estimates.
Range
recent sales and schedules including premiums and forecast of
immediate future market prices and trends, private sale
quotations.
3.2
Estimate of market value is related to a specific time period.
3.3
Potential assessment of value of livestock for private sale or auction sale is
consistent with current market conditions.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 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 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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