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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify breeding selection criteria
   • Reference enterprise production records and reaffirm enterprise production goals in the breeding program
   • Source the heritability of the desired performance characteristics and identify the potential for genetic improvement
   • Determine criteria for selection and record them in the production plan
2. Select animals for breeding
   • Assess accurately animals against selection criteria
   • Determine and organise culling and replacement practices to improve the performance of the enterprise breeding program
   • Check and monitor selected livestock to ensure maintenance of condition and welfare status in accordance with breeding program requirements
   • Conduct or organise tests using recognised industry methods and evaluate within appropriate breeding program parameters

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

develop selection criteria for a breeding program

select animals that have defects in conformation and /or productivity

select animals that display characteristics associated with desirable genetic traits

select animals according to a breeding program's selection criteria

assess and record performance information

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles of genetic selection for multi traits

structural abnormalities and their potential impact on production

correlated traits

market requirements and related physical and measurable traits

enterprise animal selection criteria

strategies for animal selection -including individual traits, measured performance, Estimated Breeding Value (EBVs & ASBVs), and indexes

use of breeding value percentile tables

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