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Level 3
Credits 2
Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to, under supervision: move and restrain, and apply a nose ring, to a sow or boar in accordance with the welfare code.
Subfield Pork Production
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Pig Husbandry
Registered
19 March 2010
19 March 2010
Planned review date
Entry information
31 December 2014
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
1 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.
2 Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the New Zealand
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Animal Welfare (Pigs) Code of Welfare 2005 ,
Wellington (referred to as the welfare code), available at http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/animal-welfare/codes/pigs/index.htm.
3 Definitions
Veterinary guidelines – advice received directly from veterinarians, or literature recommended by veterinarians or providers accredited to assess this unit standard.
On-farm procedures
– the verbal or written instructions to staff on procedures for pig health, welfare, and management.
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Element 1
Move and restrain sow or boar in accordance with the welfare code, under supervision.
Performance criteria
1.1 Sow or boar is moved with minimal stress, without injury to the sow, boar, or handler(s), and in accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.2 Sow or boar is restrained securely with minimal stress, without injury to the sow, boar or handler(s), and in accordance with on-farm procedures.
1.3 Safety precautions are observed at all times when handling and moving sows and boars.
Element 2
Range use of stock board, handler's position in relation to animal.
Apply a nose ring to a sow or boar in accordance with the welfare code, under supervision.
Performance criteria
2.1 Snout is pierced in accordance with on-farm procedures and the welfare code, with minimal stress and without injury to sow, boar, or handler(s).
Range hard skin at top of snout, hard skin between nostrils.
2.2 Ring is inserted through hole and securely fixed in accordance with the welfare code.
2.3 The animal is checked to determine if the pierced site is infected, in accordance with on-farm procedures.
2.4 If infected, the pierced site is identified and treated in accordance with on-farm procedures and veterinary guidelines.
Range antiseptic cream, antibiotic injection.
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.
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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 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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