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Evidence Guide: AHCLSK503 - Develop and implement a breeding strategy

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AHCLSK503 - Develop and implement a breeding strategy

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Assess breeding requirements

  1. Assess and clarify breeding requirements
  2. Identify and arrange resources to support breeding requirements
  3. Select breeding options to optimise results and consistency
  4. Undertake economic assessments to establish the feasibility of the breeding objectives
  5. Formulate breeding program to meet enterprise objectives, and ensure sufficient flexibility to accommodate contingencies
Assess and clarify breeding requirements

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Identify and arrange resources to support breeding requirements

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Select breeding options to optimise results and consistency

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Undertake economic assessments to establish the feasibility of the breeding objectives

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Formulate breeding program to meet enterprise objectives, and ensure sufficient flexibility to accommodate contingencies

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Select livestock for breeding

  1. Determine selection criteria for the visual and objective methods of selecting livestock based on heritability and economic returns for the enterprise
  2. Establish culling and replacement practices to maintain or improve appropriate herd size, animal ratios and grade of livestock
  3. Assess genetic gain potential to determine and justify herd or flock structure
  4. Source genetic material to optimise genetic gain within the herd or flock from suitable sources
  5. Check and monitor selected livestock to ensure condition and welfare status meets breeding program requirements
  6. Carry out measurements of production and genetic characteristics and evaluate results within appropriate breeding program requirements
Determine selection criteria for the visual and objective methods of selecting livestock based on heritability and economic returns for the enterprise

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Establish culling and replacement practices to maintain or improve appropriate herd size, animal ratios and grade of livestock

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Assess genetic gain potential to determine and justify herd or flock structure

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Source genetic material to optimise genetic gain within the herd or flock from suitable sources

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Check and monitor selected livestock to ensure condition and welfare status meets breeding program requirements

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Carry out measurements of production and genetic characteristics and evaluate results within appropriate breeding program requirements

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Monitor breeding program

  1. Monitor implementation of the breeding program for efficiency and effectiveness
  2. Prioritise and implement changes necessary to achieve breeding aims according to breeding program requirements
  3. Monitor and control allocated resources within enterprise budgetary constraints
  4. Maintain safe workplace and environmentally responsible practices in line with industry and enterprise work health and safety and environment sustainability requirements
  5. Observe and comply with relevant legislative requirements associated with livestock production such as animal welfare and biosecurity requirements
Monitor implementation of the breeding program for efficiency and effectiveness

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Prioritise and implement changes necessary to achieve breeding aims according to breeding program requirements

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Monitor and control allocated resources within enterprise budgetary constraints

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Maintain safe workplace and environmentally responsible practices in line with industry and enterprise work health and safety and environment sustainability requirements

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Observe and comply with relevant legislative requirements associated with livestock production such as animal welfare and biosecurity requirements

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Evaluate breeding program

  1. Review and evaluate breeding program processes and outcomes against enterprise objectives
  2. Evaluate performance of facilities, resources and equipment for effectiveness and efficiency
  3. Evaluate effectiveness of selection criteria for contribution to achievement of breeding aims and enterprise profitability
  4. Document relevant information for continual assessment to inform future practice
Review and evaluate breeding program processes and outcomes against enterprise objectives

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Evaluate performance of facilities, resources and equipment for effectiveness and efficiency

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Evaluate effectiveness of selection criteria for contribution to achievement of breeding aims and enterprise profitability

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Document relevant information for continual assessment to inform future practice

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess breeding requirements

1.1 Assess and clarify breeding requirements

1.2 Identify and arrange resources to support breeding requirements

1.3 Select breeding options to optimise results and consistency

1.4 Undertake economic assessments to establish the feasibility of the breeding objectives

1.5 Formulate breeding program to meet enterprise objectives, and ensure sufficient flexibility to accommodate contingencies

2. Select livestock for breeding

2.1 Determine selection criteria for the visual and objective methods of selecting livestock based on heritability and economic returns for the enterprise

2.2 Establish culling and replacement practices to maintain or improve appropriate herd size, animal ratios and grade of livestock

2.3 Assess genetic gain potential to determine and justify herd or flock structure

2.4 Source genetic material to optimise genetic gain within the herd or flock from suitable sources

2.5 Check and monitor selected livestock to ensure condition and welfare status meets breeding program requirements

2.6 Carry out measurements of production and genetic characteristics and evaluate results within appropriate breeding program requirements

3. Monitor breeding program

3.1 Monitor implementation of the breeding program for efficiency and effectiveness

3.2 Prioritise and implement changes necessary to achieve breeding aims according to breeding program requirements

3.3 Monitor and control allocated resources within enterprise budgetary constraints

3.4 Maintain safe workplace and environmentally responsible practices in line with industry and enterprise work health and safety and environment sustainability requirements

3.5 Observe and comply with relevant legislative requirements associated with livestock production such as animal welfare and biosecurity requirements

4. Evaluate breeding program

4.1 Review and evaluate breeding program processes and outcomes against enterprise objectives

4.2 Evaluate performance of facilities, resources and equipment for effectiveness and efficiency

4.3 Evaluate effectiveness of selection criteria for contribution to achievement of breeding aims and enterprise profitability

4.4 Document relevant information for continual assessment to inform future practice

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Assess breeding requirements

1.1 Assess and clarify breeding requirements

1.2 Identify and arrange resources to support breeding requirements

1.3 Select breeding options to optimise results and consistency

1.4 Undertake economic assessments to establish the feasibility of the breeding objectives

1.5 Formulate breeding program to meet enterprise objectives, and ensure sufficient flexibility to accommodate contingencies

2. Select livestock for breeding

2.1 Determine selection criteria for the visual and objective methods of selecting livestock based on heritability and economic returns for the enterprise

2.2 Establish culling and replacement practices to maintain or improve appropriate herd size, animal ratios and grade of livestock

2.3 Assess genetic gain potential to determine and justify herd or flock structure

2.4 Source genetic material to optimise genetic gain within the herd or flock from suitable sources

2.5 Check and monitor selected livestock to ensure condition and welfare status meets breeding program requirements

2.6 Carry out measurements of production and genetic characteristics and evaluate results within appropriate breeding program requirements

3. Monitor breeding program

3.1 Monitor implementation of the breeding program for efficiency and effectiveness

3.2 Prioritise and implement changes necessary to achieve breeding aims according to breeding program requirements

3.3 Monitor and control allocated resources within enterprise budgetary constraints

3.4 Maintain safe workplace and environmentally responsible practices in line with industry and enterprise work health and safety and environment sustainability requirements

3.5 Observe and comply with relevant legislative requirements associated with livestock production such as animal welfare and biosecurity requirements

4. Evaluate breeding program

4.1 Review and evaluate breeding program processes and outcomes against enterprise objectives

4.2 Evaluate performance of facilities, resources and equipment for effectiveness and efficiency

4.3 Evaluate effectiveness of selection criteria for contribution to achievement of breeding aims and enterprise profitability

4.4 Document relevant information for continual assessment to inform future practice

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:

identify genetic information for existing and potential livestock through breed data

use industry programs to benchmark and identify sources of genetic material

develop a breeding objective

implement selection strategies for livestock

implement animal welfare strategies to handle livestock safely and humanely

monitor progress in a breeding program and review where necessary

evaluate breeding program

document and review data derived from the breeding strategy

maintain a safe and hazard-free workplace environment

monitor and minimise impacts to the environment

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

difference between genotype and phenotype, the heritability of genetic traits and the basic genetic theory related to genetic correlation of traits

relevance of generation interval in relation to commercial improvement

relevance of estimated breeding values in the development of a multi trait selection strategy

economic impact of production characteristics

features of and measurement of production and genetic t characteristics used in breeding programs

relevant work health and safety and biosecurity requirements, and animal welfare and environment sustainability practices

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