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Title
Describe the anatomical features and presentation requirements of
mammals for animal product examination
Level
4
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate and
name anatomical features of mammals; describe the
presentation requirements for post-mortem animal product
examination of mammals; identify carcass species, type and
age of farmed mammals; and locate and identify the anatomical
parts of a dressed carcass and describe the presentation
requirements for post-mortem animal product examination.
Classification
Animal Product Examination Services > Animal Product
Examination - Species Specific
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Animal
Products Act 1999, and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Resource documents can be accessed on the website of New Zealand Food Safety
Authority(NZFSA) at http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/ and include but are not limited to
NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group) Manual 16, and relevant Notices.
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Definition
Mammals refers to mammals that are approved by NZFSA for processing within the
New Zealand meat industry.
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Locate and name anatomical features of mammals.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Anatomical parts of the liver are located and named.
Range
visceral surface, parietal surface, caudate, dorsal and ventral
lobes, hepatic lymph nodes, cystic, common and hepatic bile
ducts, gall bladder, umbilical fissure, renal impression.
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1.2
Anatomical parts of the kidneys are located and named.
Range
1.3
pericardium, epicardium, myocardium, endocardium,
atrioventricular valves, ventricles, atria, interventricular septum.
Anatomical parts of the gastro-intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts, spleen
and attachments are located and named.
Range
1.7
eyes, ears, parotid, atlantal, submaxillary, retropharyngeal lymph
nodes, external and internal masseter muscles, mandible,
maxillae, mouth, oral, pharyngeal and nasal cavities, tonsils,
mucous membranes of mouth, milk teeth, permanent incisor teeth,
tongue.
Anatomical parts of the heart are located and named.
Range
1.6
trachea, bronchial bifurcation, pleura, diaphragmatic, apical,
cardiac and intermediate lobes, left and right bronchial, apical and
anterior, middle and posterior mediastinal lymph nodes,
mediastinum, thymus.
Anatomical parts of the head and tongue are located and named.
Range
1.5
renal lymph node, capsule, renal pelvis, cortex, medulla.
Anatomical parts of the lungs are located and named.
Range
1.4
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oesophagus, rumen, reticulum, rumino-reticular junction, omasum,
abomasum, omentum, peritoneum, small intestine, mesentry,
mesenteric lymph nodes, caecum, large intestine, rectum, anus.
Attachments include – spleen, penis, testicles, pancreas, bladder,
uterus.
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Range
weasand, paunch, caul fat, runners, bung.
Anatomical parts of the gastro-intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts, spleen
and attachments are named in terms of trade names.
Outcome 2
Describe the presentation requirements for post-mortem animal product examination of
mammals.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Presentation requirements for post-mortem examination are described in terms
of those detailed in NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group) Manual 16.
Range
may include – liver, kidneys, heart and lungs, head and tongue,
gastro-intestinal, reproductive and urinary tracts, spleen and
attachments.
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Outcome 3
Identify carcass species, type and age of farmed mammals.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Carcasses are identified according to species.
3.2
Carcasses are identified according to type.
Range
3.3
sex, adult, juvenile, breeding stock, prime.
Carcass age is identified using knowledge of eruption tables of teeth and
maturity state of visible cartilage.
Outcome 4
Locate and identify the anatomical parts of a dressed carcass and describe the
presentation requirements for post-mortem animal product examination.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Anatomical parts of the dressed carcass are located and identified.
Range
4.2
external surfaces of carcass, hocks, stifle joints, tail, diaphragm,
ribs, sternum, axilla, neck, rectal, pelvic, abdominal and thoracic
cavities, pleura, peritoneum, internal iliac, lumbar, popliteal,
precrural, ischiatic, superficial inguinal, supramammary,
prepectoral, prescapular, axillae lymph nodes, testes, mammary
glands.
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Presentation requirements for the dressed carcass for examination are
described in terms of those detailed in NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group)
Manual 16.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 13497, unit standard
13498, unit standard 13499, and unit standard 24501
were replaced by unit standard 27751.
This unit standard replaced unit standard 13506, unit
standard 13507, unit standard 13508, unit standard
13509, unit standard 13510, and unit standard 13511.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
25 February 2008
31 December 2014
Review
2
19 July 2012
31 December 2014
Reinstatement
3
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
4
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
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CMR 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.
This unit standard is
expiring
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