Domain - Animal Care
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| Level 2 | ||||||
| 21357 | Unit |
Describe exotic diseases in farm animals, and measures and responsibilities for disease control This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 21360 | Unit |
Monitor health and provide husbandry for poultry This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 21379 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of requirements relating to transport of cats and dogs This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 21381 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of ethical behaviour in relation to animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| 21382 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of health and behaviour, and provide husbandry for ornamental fish |
2 Credits |
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| 21383 | Unit |
Monitor health and provide husbandry for reptiles and amphibians This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 5150 | Unit |
Monitor health and provide husbandry for fish, reptiles, and amphibians This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 5151 | Unit |
Monitor health, provide husbandry for, handle, and transport caged birds |
3 Credits |
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| 5152 | Unit |
Monitor health, provide husbandry for, and handle horses |
5 Credits |
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| 5153 | Unit |
Monitor health and provide husbandry for ruminants This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 5154 | Unit |
Monitor health and provide husbandry for pigs This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 7399 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of ethics and legislation as they apply to the care and handling of animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| Level 3 | ||||||
| 19894 | Unit |
Describe zoonoses, notifiable exotic zoonoses, and their control, in New Zealand |
5 Credits |
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| 21355 | Unit |
Collect and test diagnostic samples from large animals, and prepare the samples for dispatch This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 21380 | Unit |
Describe animal facility environmental hygiene and carry out hygienic practices |
5 Credits |
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| 31500 | Unit |
Describe emergency care of injured animal patients |
5 Credits |
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| 31501 | Unit |
Describe cat feeding, health, and housing, and carry out routine health procedures |
5 Credits |
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| 31502 | Unit |
Describe dog feeding, health, and housing, and carry out routine health procedures |
5 Credits |
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| 31503 | Unit |
Carry out companion animal examination, and record and report variations to normal health and behaviour |
4 Credits |
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| 31504 | Unit |
Describe and apply the Animal Welfare Act 1999 to a work role in an animal facility |
3 Credits |
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| 31925 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of marine mammal stranding and respond to a stranded marine mammal situation |
5 Credits |
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| 32801 | Unit |
Describe bird feeding, health, housing, and routine health procedures |
3 Credits |
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| 32802 | Unit |
Describe rodent feeding, health, housing, and routine health procedures |
3 Credits |
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| 32803 | Unit |
Describe rabbit feeding, health, housing, and routine health procedures |
3 Credits |
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| 32804 | Unit |
Monitor health, provide husbandry for, handle, and transport rodents |
3 Credits |
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| 32805 | Unit |
Monitor health, provide husbandry for, handle, and transport rabbits |
3 Credits |
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| 5148 | Unit |
Identify, handle, transport, and care for cats |
4 Credits |
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| 5149 | Unit |
Monitor health and provide husbandry for rabbits and rodents This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 5170 | Unit |
Prepare small animals for local and international transport This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 5176 | Unit |
Collect and test diagnostic samples from companion animals, and prepare the samples for dispatch This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 5180 | Unit |
Describe companion animal anatomy, cells, body tissues and systems |
6 Credits |
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| 5189 | Unit |
Apply health and safety and hazard control when working in an animal facility |
4 Credits |
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| 5193 | Unit |
Maintain animal facility environmental hygiene This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 5195 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge and skills for providing veterinary reception services This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 7337 | Unit |
Identify, handle, transport, and care for dogs |
4 Credits |
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| 7401 | Unit |
Receive, integrate, manage, and dispatch animals in a boarding situation This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 7403 | Unit |
Groom dogs This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| Level 4 | ||||||
| 14377 | Unit |
Recognise normal and abnormal behaviour and conditions in animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 21358 | Unit |
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of parasites affecting horses and production animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
8 Credits | |||
| 5200 | Unit |
Prepare for an intravenous drip, and monitor an animal while on fluid therapy This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 7398 | Unit |
Receive, re-home, release, or dispose of homeless animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 7404 | Unit |
Clip dogs This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 7405 | Unit |
Scissor dogs This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
16 Credits | |||
| 7406 | Unit |
Handstrip and pluck dogs This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
15 Credits | |||
| Level 5 | ||||||
| 5171 | Unit |
Collect, prepare, and examine blood samples from animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 5172 | Unit |
Collect and carry out routine examinations on faecal samples from animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 5173 | Unit |
Collect and carry out routine examinations on urine samples from animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 5174 | Unit |
Examine an animal for ectoparasites, collect and examine samples This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 5175 | Unit |
Collect microbiological samples from animals, and culture or plate out according to sample This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
20 Credits | |||
| 5222 | Unit |
Recognise and interpret problems of behaviour in companion animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | |||
| 7400 | Unit |
Respond to and manage routine problems of canine behaviour This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| Level 6 | ||||||
| 5188 | Unit |
Induct new staff into the animal facility This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
8 Credits | |||
| 5196 | Unit |
Conduct preventative health clinics for companion animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||
| 5197 | Unit |
Manage an animal nursing clinic and carry out client services This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
10 Credits | |||