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Assess restraining area, move, and restrain cows for artificial
insemination
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: assess restraining area
prior to inseminating cows; and move and restrain cows for artificial
insemination.
Subfield
Agriculture
Domain
Dairy Farming
Status
Registered
Status date
19 June 2009
Date version published
19 June 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
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 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 must comply with the relevant New
Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (1992), Code of Recommendations and
Minimum Standards for the Welfare of Dairy Cattle, Wellington, and its subsequent
amendments.
3
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) recommended methods for moving cattle
are found on the ACC website, www.acc.co.nz.
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Definition
Organisational standards and procedures refer to the documented training policies
and procedures for animal handling and insemination, which must be approved by an
approved Animal Ethics Advisory Committee (AEAC).
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Assess restraining area prior to inseminating cows for artificial insemination.
Performance criteria
1.1
Location is assessed as suitable for insemination in accordance with
organisational standards and procedures.
Range
1.2
location – safe for technician, safe for cows.
Restraining area is assessed to ensure cows cannot jump out, move
excessively, or turn around while restrained.
Element 2
Move and restrain cows for artificial insemination.
Range
individual cows, group of at least three cows.
Performance criteria
2.1
Cows are moved using ACC recommended methods.
2.2
Cows are moved and restrained without stress and least risk of injury to
themselves or other livestock.
2.3
Cows are moved and restrained without damage to plant or equipment.
2.4
Cows are moved and restrained without injury to people.
2.5
Cows are moved at a rate consistent with the number of cows, type of facility,
and organisational standards and procedures.
2.6
Following artificial insemination, cows are released from restraint and returned
to yard or area as agreed with the farmer.
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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