28858 Demonstrate Understanding of Livestock Parturition Management Strategies and Implement

Explanatory notes

1Learners must implement an existing farm parturition plan that they may not have been involved in creating.

2Evidence presented for assessment againstthis unit standard must relate to a farming workplace.

3Industry parturition targets are the generally accepted goals that members of the industry follow. Targets vary between sectors and may include lambing %, calving %, fawning %, kidding %, mortality rates, live birthsand body condition score at parturition.

4Range

Management strategiesinclude –managing dam and progeny condition and health, before, during and after parturition, environmental factors, level of monitoring.

5Demonstration of understanding may be assessed in a number of ways, which could include the ability to complete practical tasks, if it is clear that the understanding is essential underpinning understanding to the task/s, and that the task/s could not be completed without the learner having that understanding.

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Demonstrate understanding of management strategies required to achieve optimum parturition results.

Evidence requirements

1.1Demonstrates understanding of management practices that may contribute to the achievement of parturition targets.

1.2Demonstrates understanding of the impacts of the parturition management strategies onfarm income.

Outcome 2

Implement a livestock parturition plan.

Evidence requirements

2.1Implements parturition management strategies to meet farm parturition plan requirements.

2.2Maintains recordsto meet farm parturition plan requirements.

2.3Monitors and reportson factors affectingprogress towards parturition targets.

2.4Evaluates actual parturition results against farm parturition plan targets.

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