Domain - Pig Husbandry
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Level 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and requirements of a career in the pork industry
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Version 4
4467 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the career and training opportunities in the New Zealand pork industry, and identify the characteristics of employment in the pork industry.
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Level 2
Handle, restrain, move, and hold pigs as directed
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Version 4
18461 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for pig handling and welfare; move pigs to and from pens and paddocks; catch, pick up, carry, and hold pigs.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Move a boar
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Version 4
18462 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for boar handling and welfare, and move a boar.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Carry out pork production unit biosecurity procedures
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Version 4
18463 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out pork production unit entry procedures and biosecurity routines.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of pork production unit biosecurity
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Version 4
18464 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: disease, the disease process, and biosecurity in relation to pork production units; potential sources of contaminants and their method of transmission to pork production unit operations; and on-farm biosecurity policies and procedures, and the possible outcomes of biosecurity failure.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Enter, and walk through a pork production section, and inspect pigs and equipment
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Version 4
18466 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to enter a pork production section; enter and walk through a pork production section; and inspect pigs, environmental conditions, and equipment in a pork production section.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of pig welfare
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Version 4
18468 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the: five basic freedoms for pigs as applied on-farm in accordance with the welfare code; welfare requirements of pork production units, equipment, and management; welfare requirements during handling, loading, transportation, holding of live pigs, and humane slaughter of pigs; and legal responsibilities of people involved with pig husbandry.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of pig feed ingredients, and mix and mill diets under direct supervision
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Version 4
18469 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of feed ingredients used in pig diets, and mill and mix diets under direct supervision.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Protect health and safety in a pork production workplace
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Version 3
18471 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of workplace responsibilities and rights; and protect health and safety in a pork production unit.
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Identify facilities and pig types, and describe equipment
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Version 4
18472 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify facilities and describe equipment used in a pork production unit, and identify pig types.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe piggery cleaning, and clean and sanitise the piggery facility under direct supervision
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 19474 have been replaced by unit standard 26163. This unit standard and unit standard 19474 replaced unit standard 18470.
19473 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe piggery cleaning, carry out routine piggery hygiene procedures, and sanitise the piggery facility. This unit standard is for new industry entrants working under direct supervision.
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Clean a piggery facility using a waterblaster under direct supervision
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 19473 have been replaced by unit standard 26163. This unit standard and unit standard 19473 replace unit standard 18470.
19474 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare the piggery facility for waterblasting, and clean the facility using a water blaster. This unit standard is for new industry entrants working under direct supervision.
Standard-setting body:
Describe piggery cleaning, and clean and sanitise the piggery facility under direct supervision
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 19473 and unit standard 19474.
26163 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the purpose of piggery cleaning and the consequences of ineffective cleaning; carry out routine piggery hygiene procedures, and sanitise the piggery facility under direct supervision; and prepare the piggery facility for, and carry out, pressure washing. This unit standard is for new industry entrants working under direct supervision.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 3
Care for the pig breeding herd from weaning to farrowing - indoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 1 This unit standard or unit standard 15583 replaces unit standard 4444, unit standard 4445, unit standard 4446, and unit standard 4458.
15582 Unit Standard 25 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of mating and dry sow husbandry; carry out routine husbandry checks in the mating and dry sow area; feed pig breeding stock; carry out oestrus detection; carry out mating; and carry out pregnancy testing of sow pig breeding stock.
Standard-setting body:
Care for the pig breeding herd from weaning to farrowing - outdoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 1 This unit standard or unit standard 11852 replaces unit standard 4444, unit standard 4445, unit standard 4446, and unit standard 4458.
15583 Unit Standard 20 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of mating and dry sow husbandry; carry out routine husbandry checks in the mating and dry sow area; feed pig breeding stock; carry out oestrus detection; and carry out mating.
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Care for the sow and litter from birth to weaning - indoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 1 This unit standard or unit standard 15585 replaces unit standard 4448.
15584 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of farrowing husbandry; carry out routine husbandry checks; feed lactating sows in the pig breeding stock; meet piglets nutritional requirements; maintain piglet health; perform routine husbandry operations on piglets; and wean piglets.
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Care for the sow and litter from birth to weaning - outdoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 1 This unit standard or unit standard 15584 replaces unit standard 4448.
15585 Unit Standard 15 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of farrowing husbandry; carry out routine husbandry checks; feed lactating sow pig breeding stock; perform routine husbandry operations on piglets; meet piglet's nutritional requirements; maintain piglet health; and wean piglets.
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Demonstrate knowledge of pig nutrition
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 1
15586 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the process of digestion in pigs; the nutrient requirements of pigs; feed ingredients used in pigs diets; and feeding methods and feeding levels for pigs.
Standard-setting body:
Prepare sows to farrow
Version 3
22073 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare the farrowing area for a new intake of sows; move sows to the farrowing area; monitor sows during farrowing; and assist sows to farrow.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assist sows to farrow under supervision in an outdoor pork production unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 22073 replaced unit standard 4447.
22074 Unit Standard 7 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able, under supervision, to: prepare the farrowing area for a new intake of sows; move sows to the farrowing area; monitor sows during farrowing; and identify problems during farrowing, for an outdoor pork production unit.
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Describe weaning, grower and weaner pig housing, husbandry and carcass classification and perform calculations
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 22076 replaced unit standard 4449.
22075 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe pig weaning, grower and weaner pig housing husbandry and perform calculations, and describe carcass classification.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Care for newly weaned pigs
Version 3
22076 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out daily routine husbandry checks of weaners; check feeding and watering equipment, and feed weaners; and move weaners to the grower facility.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Care for grower pigs
Version 3
22077 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with unit standard are able to: carry out daily routine husbandry checks of grower pigs; and check and report on feed and water supplies, and feed grower pigs.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Prepare pigs for transport
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 4451.
22078 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine weights of pigs; and prepare for and assist with loading pigs.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assist with carrying out performance testing of replacement pig breeding stock
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard replaced unit standard 4452.
22079 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to assist with carrying out performance testing of replacement pig breeding stock.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of pig reproduction, mating, dry sow husbandry, wastage, and culling
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Version 3
22080 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the reproductive anatomy of the pig, and types of abnormality and disease; the reproductive process of the pig; factors affecting reproductive output; mating and dry sow husbandry; and the causes of wastage and culling of pig breeding stock.
Standard-setting body:
Catch, restrain, lift, and move pigs
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 22082 replaced unit standard 4457.
22081 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: catch, restrain, and lift pigs manually; and move pigs.
Standard-setting body:
Catch, restrain, lift, and move weaner and grower pigs in a finishing unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22081 replaced unit standard 4457.
22082 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: catch, restrain, and lift weaner and grower pigs; and move weaner and grower pigs as directed.
Standard-setting body:
Carry out checks, oestrus detection, mating, and culling of sow breeding stock in an indoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22096 have been replaced by unit standard 26161. This unit standard and unit standard 22084 replaced unit standard 15582.
22083 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out, in an indoor unit: routine husbandry procedures in the mating and dry sow area; oestrus detection; mating; and assist with the identification and selection of pig breeding stock for culling.
Standard-setting body:
Carry out pregnancy testing of sow breeding stock
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 22083 replaced unit standard 15582.
22084 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out pregnancy testing of sow breeding stock.
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Describe farrowing and post-farrowing care of the sow and litter
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 22086 replaced unit standard 15584.
22085 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe: farrowing; and post-farrowing care of the sow and litter.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Care for the sow and litter from birth to weaning in an indoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22087 have been replaced by unit standard 26162. This unit standard and unit standard 22085 replaced unit standard 15584.
22086 Unit Standard 25 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, in an indoor unit: carry out routine husbandry checks; check and report on feed supplies, and feed lactating sows; meet piglets' nutritional requirements; maintain piglet health; perform routine husbandry operations on piglets; and wean piglets.
Standard-setting body:
Care for the sow and litter from birth to weaning in an outdoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22086 have been replaced by unit standard 26162. This unit standard replaced unit standard 15585.
22087 Unit Standard 21 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, in an outdoor unit: carry out routine husbandry checks; check and report on feed supplies, and feed lactating sows; meet piglets' nutritional requirements; maintain piglet health; perform routine husbandry operations on piglets; and wean piglets.
Standard-setting body:
Describe feeds, nutrient requirements and pig feeding
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 22088 replaced unit standard 15586.
22089 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the nutrient requirements of pigs and feed quality; the effects of major feed ingredients in premixed feeds used in pig diets; feeding systems, feeding methods and feeding levels for pigs; and milling, mixing, storage, additives and contamination of pig feeds.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe the relationship between handling and behaviour of pigs and productivity
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 3
22090 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the relationship between stockperson behaviour and handling, and fear in pigs; the relationship between stockperson beliefs about pigs, and the effects of these beliefs on their handling of pigs; and the relationship between the stockperson''s skills and knowledge, work ethics, motivation to learn, job satisfaction, and attitudes and beliefs, and their influence on productivity.
Standard-setting body:
Carry out checks, oestrus detection, mating, and culling of sow breeding stock in an outdoor unit
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 22083 have been replaced by unit standard 26161. This unit standard replaced unit standard 15583.
22096 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out, in an outdoor unit: routine husbandry checks in the mating and dry sow area; oestrus detection; and mating. They are also able to assist with the identification and selection of pig breeding stock for culling in an outdoor unit.
Standard-setting body:
Carry out husbandry procedures, reproductive procedures, and selection of breeding stock on a pig farm
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 22083 and unit standard 22096.
26161 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out routine husbandry procedures in the mating and dry sow area; detect oestrus; carry out mating or artificial insemination; and assist with the identification and selection of breeding stock for culling on a pig farm.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Care for the sow and litter from birth to weaning
Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 22086 and unit standard 22087
26162 Unit Standard 12 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out routine husbandry checks on lactating sows and piglets; check and report on feed supplies, and feed lactating sows and piglets; manage piglets'' nutritional requirements; maintain piglet health; and wean piglets.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of breeding herd turnover
Version 1
31579 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the rearing requirements for replacement female stock; and describe the causes of wastage and their implications for culling of pig breeding stock.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe pig reproduction
Version 1 This unit standard replaced unit standard 22080.
31680 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe factors affecting reproductive output; and dry sow husbandry.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Perform on-farm husbandry procedures on sows and boars
Version 1 This unit standard replaced unit standard 4460.
31681 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: trim hooves and apply an animal husbandry device to a pig, and carry out selection of replacement pig breeding stock.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Assist farrowing of sow, under supervision
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4447 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare farrowing facility for new intake of sows; prepare sows for farrowing; care for sow and litter during farrowing; and assist sow to farrow as instructed by a supervisor.
Standard-setting body:
Care for newly weaned pigs
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4449 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of weaner husbandry; carry out daily routine husbandry checks; feed weaners; monitor weaner growth; and move weaners to grower facility.
Standard-setting body:
Care for grower pigs
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4450 Unit Standard 10 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of grower pig husbandry and markets; carry out daily routine husbandry checks; feed grower pigs; monitor grower pig growth; and assist in the selection and preparation of grower pigs for slaughter.
Standard-setting body:
Assist in the selection and preparation of pigs for slaughter
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4451 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the market requirements for slaughter pigs; carry out weighing of pigs; and prepare pigs for loading.
Standard-setting body:
Assist in the selection of replacement female pig breeding stock
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4452 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of methods and procedures for the selection of replacement female pig breeding stock; and carry out performance testing and visual appraisal, as instructed by the supervisor.
Standard-setting body:
Assist in the selection of cull pig breeding stock
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4453 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the causes of wastage and culling of pig breeding stock, and assist in identifying and selecting pig breeding stock for culling.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of genetics in pig breeding
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 22063 have been replaced by unit standard 26158 and unit standard 26159.
4454 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of genetics as it affects pig breeding, and the methods used to achieve genetic progress in the pork industry.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of pig reproduction
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4455 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the reproductive anatomy of the pig; the reproductive process of the pig; and the factors affecting reproductive output.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of pig anatomy, physiology and reproductive processes
Version 5
4456 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the anatomy of pigs, and the components and functions of pig body systems. They are also able to describe the reproductive anatomy of pigs, and the reproductive process of pigs.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Handle and move pigs
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
4457 Unit Standard 8 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of pig behaviour and the stockmanship requirements for pig handling and welfare; catch, restrain, and lift pigs manually within safe and personal limits; and move pigs as directed without assistance.
Standard-setting body:
De-tusk a boar under supervision
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5
4459 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, under supervision: move and restrain a boar, and remove the boar''s tusks, in accordance with the welfare code.
Standard-setting body:
Ring a sow or boar under supervision
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 31681.
4460 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to, under supervision: move and restrain, and apply a nose ring, to a sow or boar in accordance with the welfare code.
Standard-setting body:
Demonstrate knowledge of the pork industry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 5
4468 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the NZ Pork Industry Board (NZPIB) and pork industry associations; the systems of pig farming; the marketing of pigmeat in New Zealand; research, technology transfer, and the benefits of training in the pork industry; and sources of information available to the pork producer.
Standard-setting body:
Level 4
Demonstrate knowledge of pig nutrition on a pig farm
Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 22089 replaced unit standard 15586.
22088 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the process of digestion in pigs; and describe nutrient utilisation, feed digestibility, feed contamination, and feed formulations used in pig diets.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of pig genetics, breeding, and improvement
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 26159 replaced unit standard 4454 and unit standard 22063.
26158 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of genetics as it affects pig breeding, breeding, and improvement.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Demonstrate knowledge of pig breeding programmes
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 26158 replaced unit standard 4454 and unit standard 22063.
26159 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of pig breeding programmes.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Describe sow husbandry management practices and artificial insemination on a pig farm
Version 1
31684 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: husbandry management practices that contribute to optimal sow productivity; and artificial insemination on a pig farm.
Consent & Moderation Requirements:
CMR 52
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Level 5
Describe the effects of culling, wastage, and reproductive factors, on reproductive performance of the pig breeding herd
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 2
25390 Unit Standard 6 Credits
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This unit standard is for people who wish to specialise in pork production. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the effect of reproductive factors on the reproductive performance of the pig breeding herd; and the effects of culling and wastage of pig breeding stock on pig breeding, pig herd productivity, and pig breeding stock replacement rates and profitability.
Standard-setting body:
Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council
Data as at 2024-04-29 23:01:16.213