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Title / Demonstrate knowledge of deer reproduction, breeds, classes, identification, and recording
Level / 3 / Credits / 4
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the reproductive organs of deer; deer reproduction; the breeds and classes of deer; and the types of identification and record keeping for deer.
Classification / Agriculture > Deer Farming
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
Performance of all aspects of this unit standard should comply with the Animal Welfare (Deer) Code of Welfare 2007, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2007, available at
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the reproductive organs of deer.
Evidence requirements
1.1Male and female reproductive organs are described in terms of their structure and function.
Rangemale reproductive organs – scrotum, testes, epididymis, spermatic cord, sex glands, penis;
female reproductive organs – ovaries, oviduct, uterus, cervix, vagina, vulva.
1.2Developmental stages of reproductive organs from immature to mature are described by age and seasonality.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of deer reproduction.
Evidence requirements
2.1Deer reproduction is described in terms of stages and cycles.
Rangeoestrus, ovulation, mating, conception, gestation, parturition, anoestrus.
2.2Artificial methods used for reproduction are described in terms of their function.
Rangesemen collection, artificial insemination, embryo transfer, synchronised ovulation.
2.3The role of hormones in the reproductive process is described in relation to where hormones are produced and their effects.
Rangeoestrogen, progesterone, testosterone.
2.4The importance of nutrition in livestock reproduction is described in relation to results of under-feeding, over-feeding, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of breeds and classes of deer.
Rangebreeds include but are not limited to – red deer, fallow deer, red wapiti cross bred, red elk cross bred.
Evidence requirements
3.1Breeds of deer are named and differentiated by their physical characteristics.
3.2Classes of livestock within the breeds are identified.
3.3Features and attributes of breeds are identified in terms of those which are productively significant and contribute to ease of management.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of the types of identification and record keeping for deer.
Evidence requirements
4.1Methods of animal identification and record keeping are identified which correspond to the Animal Welfare (Deer) Code of Welfare 2007.
Rangename, materials, types of information, format.
4.2The functions of the different types of deer records kept are described in terms of their contribution to deer mating and breeding.
RangeAnimal Health Board (AHB) National Pest Management Strategy, National Animal Identification and Tracing Project (NAIT).
4.3Types of animal identification are described in terms of their advantages and disadvantages.
RangeAnimal Health Board (AHB) National Pest Management Strategy, National Animal Identification and Tracing Project (NAIT).
Replacement information / Unit standards 1532, 1534, 19086, 24642 have been replaced by unit standard 28971This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 30 April 1995 / 31 December 2020
Review / 2 / 28 February 1997 / 31 December 2020
Review / 3 / 25 June 2002 / 31 December 2020
Review / 4 / 22 August 2008 / 31 December 2020
Review / 5 / 16 July 2015 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0052
This CMR can be accessed at
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Agriculture Industry Training OrganisationSSB Code 101558 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018 / / New Zealand Qualifications Aut