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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of deer reproduction, breeds, classes,
identification, and recording
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: the reproductive organs of deer; deer
reproduction; the breeds and classes of deer; and the types of
identification and record keeping for deer.
Classification
Agriculture > Deer Farming
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the Animal Welfare
(Deer) Code of Welfare 2007, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2007, available at
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the reproductive organs of deer.
This unit standard is
Male and female reproductive organs are described in terms of their structure
and function.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Range
1.2
male reproductive organs – scrotum, testes, epididymis, spermatic
cord, sex glands, penis;
female reproductive organs – ovaries, oviduct, uterus, cervix,
vagina, vulva.
Developmental stages of reproductive organs from immature to mature are
described by age and seasonality.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of deer reproduction.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Deer reproduction is described in terms of stages and cycles.
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Range
2.2
semen collection, artificial insemination, embryo transfer,
synchronised ovulation.
The role of hormones in the reproductive process is described in relation to
where hormones are produced and their effects.
Range
2.4
oestrus, ovulation, mating, conception, gestation, parturition,
anoestrus.
Artificial methods used for reproduction are described in terms of their function.
Range
2.3
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oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone.
The importance of nutrition in livestock reproduction is described in relation to
results of under-feeding, over-feeding, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of breeds and classes of deer.
Range
breeds include but are not limited to – red deer, fallow deer, red wapiti cross
bred, red elk cross bred.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Breeds of deer are named and differentiated by their physical characteristics.
3.2
Classes of livestock within the breeds are identified.
3.3
Features and attributes of breeds are identified in terms of those which are
productively significant and contribute to ease of management.
This unit standard is
Demonstrate knowledge of the types
of identification and record keeping for deer.
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Outcome 4
Evidence requirements
4.1
Methods of animal identification and record keeping are identified which
correspond to the Animal Welfare (Deer) Code of Welfare 2007.
Range
4.2
The functions of the different types of deer records kept are described in terms
of their contribution to deer mating and breeding.
Range
4.3
name, materials, types of information, format.
Animal Health Board (AHB) National Pest Management Strategy,
National Animal Identification and Tracing Project (NAIT).
Types of animal identification are described in terms of their advantages and
disadvantages.
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Range
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Animal Health Board (AHB) National Pest Management Strategy,
National Animal Identification and Tracing Project (NAIT).
Replacement information
Unit standards 1532, 1534, 19086, 24642 have been
replaced by unit standard 28971
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
30 April 1995
31 December 2020
Review
2
28 February 1997
31 December 2020
Review
3
25 June 2002
31 December 2020
Review
4
22 August 2008
31 December 2020
Review
5
16 July 2015
31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0052
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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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.
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