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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of livestock breeding - goats
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: the principles of genetics as they affect livestock
breeding; the identification and recording of traits for breeding
purposes; and the culling and wastage of goats.
Classification
Agriculture > Goat Farming
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of genetics as they affect livestock breeding.
Range
population, genetic gain, genotype, phenotype.
Evidence requirements
1.1
1.2
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expiring
The nature and role of genes
and chromosomes are described in relation to sex
Genetic gain is described in terms of its application to livestock breeding and
production improvement.
determination, heredity, traits, and cell division.
1.3
The influence of heredity and environment is differentiated and described in
terms of their influence on breeding.
1.4
The nature of the normal distribution curve is described in terms of its influence
on breeding programmes.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the identification and recording of traits for breeding purposes.
Range
selection and culling.
Evidence requirements
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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2.1
The identification of desirable traits is described in relation to productive value,
ease of management, and aesthetic value.
2.2
The measurement and recording of desirable traits are described.
Range
types, units and methods of measurement, desirable trait ranges,
record-keeping systems.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of culling and wastage of goats.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Culling and wastage are defined in terms of livestock farming practice.
3.2
The effects of culling and wastage of livestock are described as they influence
livestock breeding.
3.3
The number of replacements needed is calculated from given culling and
wastage figures.
Replacement information
Unit standards 1518 and 24809 have been replaced by unit
standard 28974.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
This unit standard is
1
30 April
1995
31 December 2020
expiring
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Review
2
28 February 1997
31 December 2020
Revision
3
14 August 2002
31 December 2020
Rollover
4
23 April 2008
31 December 2020
Rollover
5
21 November 2008
31 December 2020
Review
6
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.
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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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
Agriculture Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016