Domain - Poultry Husbandry

Domain - Poultry Husbandry

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Level 2

Describe the requirements of the welfare code in poultry production

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17997 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the five basic freedoms for poultry and their application to each stage of production; and the legal responsibilities of people involved with tending poultry.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of poultry welfare during handling and slaughter
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3

17998 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the welfare requirements during catching, transportation, and holding live poultry; welfare requirements during humane slaughter of poultry; and the legal responsibilities of people involved with tending poultry. This unit standard is intended for people involved in the catching, transport, and slaughter of live poultry.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Enter, and walk through a poultry shed, and inspect poultry and equipment
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 18008 have been replaced by unit standard 25108.

17999 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to enter a poultry shed; enter and walk through a poultry shed; and inspect poultry, the environment, and equipment.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Drive, confine, and handle poultry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 18001 have been replaced by unit standard 25109 and unit standard 25110.

18000 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: drive poultry into a confined area; catch, pick up, and carry birds; hold birds; and place birds into and remove from containers and/or housing systems.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Catch, pick up, carry, and hold poultry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 18000 have been replaced by unit standard 25109 and unit standard 25110.

18001 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to catch, pick up, and carry birds; and hold birds. This unit standard is intended for people involved in the physical handling of birds for husbandry procedures.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Recognise and respond to signs of stress in poultry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 31670.

18002 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to inspect and recognise signs of stress in poultry; and respond to signs of stress in poultry.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Describe poultry biosecurity principles in a poultry production operation

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18003 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: biosecurity and the disease process; potential sources of pathogens and their methods of transmission to poultry operations; and biosecurity rules and procedures, and the possible outcomes of biosecurity breakdown.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Carry out poultry site entry procedures and biosecurity routines in a poultry production operation

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Version 5

18004 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out poultry site entry procedures; and biosecurity routines, and complete documentation.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of food contamination hazards and control methods used in poultry operations

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Version 5

18005 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the hazards that may cause food borne illness or food spoilage in poultry operations; and methods used in poultry operations to prevent contamination and kill or control micro-organisms that may cause food borne illness or spoilage.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Describe cleaning and sanitation of poultry equipment and facilities in a poultry production operation

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Version 5

18006 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: cleaning methods, agents, and tools associated with poultry equipment and facilities; sanitation methods, agents, and tools associated with poultry equipment and facilities; and procedures for poultry equipment and facility cleaning and sanitation used in own operation

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Describe common diseases of poultry and their prevention in a poultry production operation

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18007 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the infectious disease process, and prevention of disease; types of diseases of poultry; and types of medications used in poultry.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Recognise signs of health, and ill health, and specific disease symptoms in poultry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 17999 have been replaced by unit standard 25108.

18008 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to recognise: signs of health, and clinical symptoms of general ill health in poultry; and specific disease symptoms in poultry.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Carry out poultry post mortem procedures and recognise gross abnormalities in a poultry production operation

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18009 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out poultry post mortem procedures on poultry and identify major internal organs; and recognise gross abnormalities in major organs and record and report abnormalities.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Identify gross abnormalities of major organs in poultry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3

18010 Unit Standard 1 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify gross abnormalities in major organs of poultry. This unit standard is intended for people involved in primary inspection of poultry carcases.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Describe exotic disease response in poultry flocks and legal responsibilities in a poultry production operation

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18011 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and describe poultry diseases classified as exotic, and their symptoms; and describe exotic disease response, and the legal responsibilities and obligations in the case of a suspected or confirmed exotic disease outbreak in poultry.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of chemical residues, and action taken to minimise residues in poultry products
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 18013 were replaced by unit standard 31671.

18012 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: chemicals that may lead to residue build up in poultry products; the process of residue build up in poultry products; the hazards of consuming poultry products with unacceptable residue levels; and minimising the risk of residues in poultry products from entering the food chain.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Describe residue control procedures on a poultry farm
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 18012 were replaced by unit standard 31671.

18013 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe residue control procedures on a poultry farm.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Identify and describe poultry anatomy and body systems in a poultry production operation

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18014 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and describe: the basic anatomy of poultry; and the structure and function of poultry body systems.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of poultry digestion and feeding in a poultry production operation

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18015 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify the components of the digestive tract and describe the process of digestion in poultry; describe major feed nutrients, and the nutrient requirements of poultry; identify feed ingredients used in poultry diets and describe feed digestibility; and identify and describe feeding systems and methods for poultry.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Describe the structure of, and inter relationships between production stages in the poultry industry

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Version 5

18016 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the structure of, and inter relationships between production stages in the poultry industry.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Collect, grade, sanitise, and store eggs for hatching egg production
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 18018 were replaced by unit standard 31672.

18017 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect and grade eggs; sanitise and store eggs; and clean and check egg collection equipment and machinery.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Collect, grade, and pack eggs, and clean processing equipment and machinery for table egg production
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 4 This unit standard and unit standard 18017 were replaced by unit standard 31672.

18018 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect eggs; grade eggs; pack eggs; and clean and check egg collection and processing equipment and machinery used in table egg production.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Describe the steps in the hatching process in a poultry production operation

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Version 5

18019 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the storage of eggs prior to setting, and the setting of eggs; the transfer of eggs to hatching trays, and the take off of day old chicks; and the processing of day old chicks.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Prepare eggs, load incubators, complete data records, transfer eggs, and process day old chicks in a poultry hatchery

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Version 5

18020 Unit Standard 7 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare eggs for setting, load incubators, and complete data records; transfer eggs to hatching trays and take off hatchers; and process and handle day old chicks.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Enter and walk through a poultry shed, inspect poultry and equipment, and identify health and ill health in poultry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 31673.

25108 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to enter a poultry shed; enter and walk through a poultry shed; inspect poultry, the environment, and equipment; and recognise signs of health, and clinical symptoms of general ill health in poultry.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Drive poultry into a confined area in a poultry production operation

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Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 25110 replaced unit standard 18000 and unit standard 18001.

25109 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to drive poultry into a confined area.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Catch, pick up, carry, hold, and handle poultry in a poultry production operation

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Version 3

25110 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: catch, pick up, carry, and hold poultry, and present for husbandry procedures; and place poultry into and remove from containers and/or housing systems.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Identify healthy poultry, and respond to signs of ill-health and stress in poultry in a poultry production operation

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Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18002.

31670 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: inspect poultry, and identify, report, and respond to signs of stress; and inspect poultry, identify and report signs of health and ill-health, and take remedial action as required.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Describe chemical residues in poultry products, and residue control procedures on a poultry farm

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Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18012 and unit standard 18013.

31671 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the sources and modes of assimilation of chemicals that may lead to residue build up in poultry and poultry products; the process of residue build up in poultry products; the hazards of consuming poultry products with unacceptable residue levels, and actions to take to minimise the risk of residues in poultry products from entering the food chain; and residue control procedures on a poultry farm.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Collect, grade, sanitise, and store eggs for table or hatching egg production in a poultry production operation

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Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 18017 and unit standard 18018.

31672 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect, grade, sanitise, and store eggs, and maintain records; and clean and check egg collection equipment and machinery.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Enter and walk through a poultry shed, carry out inspections, and record environmental data

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Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 25108.

31673 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare to enter and enter a poultry site; enter and walk through a poultry shed; and inspect poultry, the environment, and equipment, and record environmental data.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Describe poultry house preparation for brooding and placement of day old chicks in a poultry production operation

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Version 2

31674 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: the requirements for preparation of a house for brooding day old chicks, and the procedures for placement of day old chicks.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Level 3

Collect, grade, and store poultry table eggs
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 8851, unit standard 8852, and unit standard 8873.

21186 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect poultry table eggs; carry out grading and packing of poultry table eggs; store poultry table eggs; and clean and maintain equipment and machinery.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Collect, grade, and store poultry breeder eggs
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 8853 and unit standard 8854.

21187 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect and grade breeder eggs; sanitise breeder eggs; store breeder eggs; and clean and maintain equipment and machinery.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Carry out milling and mixing of poultry feed
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 8857.

21188 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to carry out milling and mixing of poultry feed.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of the poultry industry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 2 This unit standard and unit standard 21190 replaced unit standard 8858.

21189 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the principal poultry industry organisations; the structure of the poultry industry; poultry production systems, in New Zealand; and marketing of poultry products in New Zealand.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of compliance implications for the poultry industry

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Version 3 This unit standard and unit standard 21189 replaced unit standard 8858.

21190 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: quality assurance systems and improvement processes in the poultry industry; food safety implications; welfare requirements and issues affecting the poultry industry; and environmental issues affecting the poultry industry and its management.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Care for health, development and the environment of layer hens during egg production

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Version 2

31805 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry egg production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and stock accommodation for layer hens; maintain the environment and identify stress in layer hens; feed and water layer hens; maintain health of layer hens during egg production; and monitor growth and egg production of layer hens during lay, and maintain records.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of poultry reproductive and respiratory systems, and chick development

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Version 2 This unit standard replaced unit standard 8859.

31814 Unit Standard 7 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the reproductive systems of poultry, describe the respiratory system of poultry, and demonstrate knowledge of egg structure and chick embryo development.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Care for chicks during brooding
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3

8844 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and stock accommodation; maintain chick environment; feed and water chicks; maintain chick health; and record and monitor chick growth performance.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Care for health, development and the environment of poultry during rearing

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8845 Unit Standard 20 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and stock accommodation of poultry for rearing; maintain the environment and identify stress in poultry during rearing; feed and water poultry during rearing; maintain poultry health during rearing; and record and monitor growth and development of poultry during rearing.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Care for a poultry layer flock in a cage system
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Version 5

8846 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and stock poultry accommodation; maintain poultry environment; feed and water poultry; maintain poultry health; and record and monitor poultry weights, in a cage system.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Care for a poultry layer flock in a floor system
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Version 5

8847 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and stock poultry accommodation; maintain poultry environment; feed and water poultry; maintain poultry health; and record and monitor poultry weights, in a floor system.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Care for a poultry layer flock in a free range system
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Version 5

8848 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and stock poultry accommodation; monitor poultry environment; feed and water poultry; maintain poultry health; and record and monitor poultry weights, in a free range system.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Describe the procedures for poultry facility turn around between batches, and prepare facility for reuse

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8849 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe procedures for facility destocking, and facility and equipment cleaning and wash down; and describe facility and equipment sanitising, and swab and sample collection procedures. They are also able to prepare the facility for reuse.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Carry out artificial insemination of poultry
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Version 5

8850 Unit Standard 5 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect and prepare semen; artificially inseminate poultry; and clean and maintain equipment.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Carry out poultry table egg collection
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Version 3

8851 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect eggs, and clean and maintain egg collection equipment and machinery.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Grade poultry table eggs on-farm
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3

8852 Unit Standard 8 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare grading area, machinery, and equipment; carry out grading of eggs; carry out packing of eggs; and clean and maintain egg collection equipment and machinery.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Carry out egg collection and grading-breeding unit
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Version 3

8853 Unit Standard 6 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect and grade eggs, and clean and maintain egg collection equipment and machinery.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Store eggs - breeding unit
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Version 3

8854 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and maintain the storage area; sanitise eggs; and maintain storeroom environment, hygiene, and documentation.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Carry out pulping of poultry table eggs
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Version 5

8855 Unit Standard 4 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: carry out pulping of eggs; carry out packaging of pulped eggs; and clean and maintain pulping area, equipment, and machinery.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Carry out poultry health status sampling
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 5

8856 Unit Standard 3 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to take blood samples, and collect routine swabs and samples.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Prepare poultry feed by milling and mixing
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3

8857 Unit Standard 12 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: maintain feed ingredient supplies; service and maintain mill and mix plant; and carry out milling and mixing of poultry feed.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of the poultry industry
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 3

8858 Unit Standard 15 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the: principal poultry industry organisations; structure of the poultry industry; poultry production systems in New Zealand; marketing of poultry products in New Zealand; and quality, food safety, animal welfare, and environmental issues in the poultry industry.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of poultry anatomy and reproduction
This standard has expired and is no longer available.

Version 5 This unit standard was replaced by unit standard 31814.

8859 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the: basic anatomy of poultry; structure and function of poultry body systems; reproductive processes of poultry; and egg structure and chick embryo development.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

Demonstrate knowledge of poultry feeding and nutrition

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Version 6

8860 Unit Standard 7 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of the process of digestion in poultry; identify the signs of nutrient deficiency, oversupply and imbalance in poultry; identify feed ingredients, and describe feed manufacturing, feed digestibility, and the effects of contamination in feed ingredients; and demonstrate knowledge of feeding systems, methods, and feeding levels for poultry.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of the environmental requirements and control systems for poultry

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Version 6

8861 Unit Standard 10 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: ventilation and air quality requirements, and their control systems; the lighting requirements of, and lighting systems and programmes; and the requirements of floor litter, and management control processes, for poultry.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Demonstrate knowledge of signs of health and ill health, and factors contributing to poultry health and disease control

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Version 6

8862 Unit Standard 7 Credits

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This unit standard is for people working in a poultry production context. People credited with this unit standard are able to identify and describe signs of health, ill health, and disease conditions in the New Zealand poultry industry; and demonstrate knowledge of the factors contributing to good poultry health, and control measures to prevent disease introduction.

Consent & Moderation Requirements:

CMR 52 Word PDF

Standard-setting body:

Muka Tangata - People, Food and Fibre Workforce Development Council

Store poultry table eggs
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8873 Unit Standard 2 Credits

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People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare and maintain the storage area; and maintain storeroom environment, hygiene, and documentation.

Standard-setting body:

Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology

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