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24503 version 4
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Title
Level
Credits
30
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: list the
equipment required for post-mortem examination and
demonstrate knowledge of sheep and goat disease indicator
codings; demonstrate procedures and diagnose and assess
diseases and defects found at post-mortem examination of
sheep and goat viscera and make judgements and apply
dispositions; demonstrate procedures and diagnose and
assess diseases and defects found at post-mortem
examination of sheep and goat carcasses and make
judgements and apply dispositions; use a hand knife to
complete post-mortem animal product examination in
accordance with NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group)
Manual 16; and comply with organisational and statutory
hygiene and safety requirements.
Classification
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Critical health and
safety prerequisites
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Legislation
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard
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Resource documents can be accessed on the website of New Zealand Food Safety
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Group) Manual 16, Meat Industry Hygiene Council Industry Standard No.5 (MIHC IS
No.5) and relevant Notices.
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Definitions
Dispositions refers to the action of ensuring that examined animal material or animal
product that has abnormalities is managed in accordance with legislative
requirements.
Animal product refers to any animal material that has been processed for the
purpose of consumption by humans or animals.
may include but is not limited to - stamps, disease indicators, paper squares,
Retain Label (AgM74), green ink.
Evidence requirements
1.1
1.2
Outcome 2
Demonstrate procedures and diagnose and assess diseases and defects found at postmortem examination of sheep and goat viscera and make judgements and apply
dispositions.
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in NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group) Manual 16.
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Outcome 3
Demonstrate procedures and diagnose and assess diseases and defects found at postmortem examination of sheep and goat carcasses and make judgements and apply
dispositions.
Range
includes but is not limited to diseases and defects affecting the carcass to be
found in NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group) Manual 16.
Evidence requirements
3.1
3.2
Diseases and defects of carcass are diagnosed and assessment stated in terms
of NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group) Manual 16.
3.3
3.4
Outcome 4
Use a hand knife to complete post-mortem animal product examination in accordance with
NZFSA (New Zealand Standards Group) Manual 16.
Evidence requirements
4.1
4.2
Carcass and edible viscera incisions are completed using techniques which
minimise unnecessary damage to the examined part.
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Cuts are made away from or to the side of the operator's body and free hand.
4.3
4.4
4.5
Operator reach and follow-through maintain balance and reduce risk of injury to
operator and others.
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4.8
Hands, protective gloves, and knife handles are kept in clean and slip-free
condition.
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4.11
4.12
4.13
Actions likely to place the operator and others at risk of injury during knife use
and sharpening are avoided.
Outcome 5
Comply with organisational and statutory hygiene and safety requirements.
Evidence requirements
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
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Replacement information
This unit standard,d
unit standard 13490, unit standard
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standard 13492, unit standard 13493, unit
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standard 13494,
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standard 20206,
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This unit standard, unit standard 24504, and unit
standard 24505 replaced unit standard 13500.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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This 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 Assessment
Registration
25 February 2008
31 December 2014
Review
19 July 2012
31 December 2014
Reinstatement
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
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