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Title
Describe the blood and lymph systems examined in petfood
processing
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the
components of the blood vascular system and blood circulation
examined in petfood processing; and the components and
function of the lymphatic system required for examination of
mammals for petfood processing.
Classification
Animal Product Examination Services > Animal Product
Examination - Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
Unit 20201, Describe anatomical features of carcass and
viscera of farmed mammals examined in petfood approvals, or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
2
3
This unit standard is
All explanations, descriptions and demonstration must meet the documentary
requirements established by the
New Zealand Food Safety Authority (Animal
expiring
Products) or designated agent.
Knowledge of bodily circulatory systems is required to make assessments of the
suitability of carcasses and offal for petfood processing.
Knowledge requirements of this unit standard may be demonstrated off the job using
diagrams of animal carcasses and their parts.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the components of the blood vascular system and blood circulation examined in
petfood processing.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Components of the blood vascular system are described.
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components include – heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, blood.
Range
1.2
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The structure and operation of the heart is described.
structure includes – heart sac, outer layer, inner layer, heart
muscle, aorta, vena cava.
Range
1.3
Blood circulatory systems and their main functions are described in terms of the
general systemic circulation and the purpose of the foetal circulation, pulmonary
circulation, and portal circulation.
1.4
Significance of the spleen, kidneys, lungs and liver are explained in terms of
signs of disease.
significance includes – filters, localised and systemic blood supply.
Range
Outcome 2
Describe the components and function of the lymphatic system required for examination of
mammals for petfood processing.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Components of the lymphatic system and its structures are described.
components include – lymph vessels, lymph, lymph nodes, lymph
ducts.
Range
2.2
Lymph nodes are described and their significance to petfood product
examination explained.
2.3
Functions of the lymphatic system are explained.
This unit standard is
Range
functions include – disease control, control of body fluid levels,
transport ofexpiring
waste materials.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 August 2003
31 December 2014
Review
2
25 October 2007
31 December 2014
Review
3
19 July 2012
31 December 2014
Reinstatement
4
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
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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