Domain - On-farm Milk Quality
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Level 2
Describe factors that affect milk quality, milk testing, milk cooling, and interpret milk tanker information
Version 2
23785 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe regulatory requirements, procedures and tests for factors that affect milk quality, and the public perception and human health implications of bacteria in milk; describe the relationship between milk temperature, collection time, the presence and growth of bacteria, and the practical considerations for maintaining milk at ideal temperatures; and interpret the information on milk quality provided by the dairy company through daily milk tanker information.
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CMR 52
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Describe the impact of dairy cattle health on milk quality, records, and milk withholding period
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Version 2
23787 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the impact of dairy cattle health on milk quality; and describe and maintain dairy cattle health recording systems, and calculate milk withholding period.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 3
Describe management practices to ensure milk quality, and manage the implications of contaminated milk
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 28939
23791 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: management practices to ensure on-farm milk quality, and the risk of supplementary feeds to milk quality; the effect of inhibitory substances on milk quality; methods to avoid spray residue contamination of milk; and the immediate and consequential implications, and short and long term financial implications of contaminated milk for the farmer.
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Describe the use of medicines and dairy cattle treatment products, and complete records
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Version 2
23794 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the use of medicines and dairy cattle treatment products, and complete records.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assist with the maintenance of a milking plant and farm dairy equipment
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard, unit standard 24549, and unit standard 24550 were replaced by unit standard 32011. This unit standard replaced unit standard 23792.
28938 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people who are working on a dairy farm, and recognises the skills and knowledge required to assist with the maintenance of a milk plant and farm dairy equipment in their role as a milk harvester.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of risks to on-farm milk quality and assist with implementing solutions to milk quality problems
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 23791.
28939 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people who are working on a dairy farm. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the nutritional value of milk as a food, and the associated consequences of on-farm milk quality supply issues; describe milk contaminate requirements in relation to on-farm milk supply; demonstrate knowledge of milk quality testing, grading and on-farm milk quality information; assist with implementing, and review solutions to on-farm milk quality problems; and identify, and use antibiotics to treat mastitis.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
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Level 4
Manage milk harvesting to optimise milk quality on a dairy farm
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18197 and unit standard 19090.
28855 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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This unit standard is intended for people who are working on a dairy farm. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe factors that have a relationship with milk quality industry standards; manage milk harvesting procedures and cleaning procedures and milking plant maintenance to optimise milk quality; and manage people capability to maintain milk supply and hygiene standards.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Level 5
Develop, implement and monitor an on-farm mastitis management plan and develop procedure documents
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
25371 Unit Standard 25 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify on-farm mastitis risk factors, the economic cost of mastitis for a farm, and the dairy herd''s current milk quality status; develop and benchmark on-farm mastitis management targets and objectives; develop action plans to achieve on-farm mastitis management objectives; implement, monitor, make recommendations to improve, and record results of an on-farm mastitis management action plan for a season; and develop procedure documents for on-farm mastitis management.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
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