Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine breeding objectives
- Breeding strategyrequirements are determined taking into account the capacity of the facility, relevant characteristics of cultured or held stock and marketing and production plans.
- Breeding and production records are interpreted and used as the base line for breeding strategy.
- Economic assessments are undertaken to establish the feasibility of breeding objectives.
- Selection aims or goals are determined according to enterprise or customer requirements.
- Determine and apply selection criteria
- Visual and objective methods of good stock selection are determined.
- Criteria are established for female and male selection.
- Broodstock that fail to meet selection criteria are culled.
- Broodstock and genetic material are identified, samples sent for analysis by external laboratory, results received and genetic and disease implications assessed.
- Manage the breeding program
- Breeding facilities are planned and managed to meet veterinary guidelines and broodstock requirements.
- Broodstock maturation or spawning treatments, where applicable, are implemented.
- Fertilisation and progeny rearing strategy is determined according to breeding objectives.
- Stock for sale are identified according to the breeding strategy and sale complies with ESD principles and environmental protection permit requirements.
- Breeding objectives are evaluated.
- Replacement broodstock are selected according to the breeding strategy.
- Mechanisation or automation of process or activity, including the use of specialised contract services, is researched and recommendations made to management.
- Data from stock selection and sales is gathered and analysed to determine the success of the breeding program against breeding strategy and objectives.
- Breeding plan is documented to detail all procedures and updated for changes in the breeding objectives.
- Personnel are directed on the implementation of the breeding plan.