ACMATE505 — Carry out advanced breeding procedures

1 Establish breeding programs for production lines

• 1.1Comply with organisational policies, procedures and protocols set by the Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) and relevant legislation, including health and safety, at all times
• 1.2Relate genetic principles to breeding program requirements
• 1.3Design and establish breeding programs for animal production lines
• 1.4Confirm design, and develop or evaluate established data collection record systems for relevant breeding program
• 1.5Review and modify organisational standard operating procedures for breeding programs

2 Select animals and prepare for breeding

• 2.1Identify and confirm breeding program for specific production line requirements and production schedules
• 2.2Review and monitor animals for mating to determine the current stage of their reproductive cycle
• 2.3Monitor females for stages of oestrus cycle and identify those that are ready for mating
• 2.4Identify and allocate animals selected for mating or cohort production in an appropriate environment

3 Implement breeding procedures

• 3.1Select and review appropriate mating systems and methods according to the breeding program
• 3.2Monitor animals during and after the mating period to determine whether mating has been successful

4 Perform post-mating procedures

• 4.1Monitor animals for signs of parturition and/or eggs for signs of hatching
• 4.2Prepare a plan for fostering arrangements or caesarean re-derivations
• 4.3Assess quality of offspring according to the required quality parameters of the breeding program and experimental needs
• 4.4Identify, sex and wean offspring according to the breeding program
• 4.5Carry out post-weaning management according to the breeding program
• 4.6Maintain breeding records according to the breeding program and organisational policies and procedures
• 4.7Review and suggest modifications to breeding program outcomes for future production runs

5 Name and record animals

• 5.1Identify and record strains or breeds of animals
• 5.2Record and interpret breeding records, including details of number of litters born, stillbirths or neonatal deaths, weaning sex ratios and reasons for poor test performance

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