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Develop and implement a game bird production programme

URN: LANGWM10
Business Sectors (Suites): Game and Wildlife Management
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 30 Mar 2022

Overview

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This standard outlines the competencies required by individuals who are responsible for developing and implementing a game bird production programme.

This standard is for those who work in game farming and who are responsible for developing a game bird production programme and establishing procedures to implement and monitor the programme.

For you to fully understand the content of the standard, and the activities it describes, it is important that you are able to understand the terms used within the standard. See the Glossary for some definitions that should help you with this.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

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  1. analyse the relevant information and data to determine the requirements for game bird production 
  2. seek specialist advice when required
  3. establish priorities and targets for game bird production, according to production requirements
  4. develop a game bird production programme with measurable aims and objectives 
  5. determine the resource requirements necessary to support the successful implementation of the game bird production programme
  6. determine the physical environment, husbandry, welfare and dietary requirements for the game birds being farmed
  7. establish measures to maintain suitable levels of animal welfare, hygiene and bio-security and confirm that they are implemented
  8. establish measures for the control of pests and predators
  9. establish measures to monitor and manage the security of the game birds being reared
  10. establish working methods that maintain health and safety and are consistent with the relevant legislation, codes of practice and organisational requirements
  11.  establish procedures to manage constraints and emergencies that could affect the successful implementation of the game bird production programme
  12. establish the procedures necessary to implement and monitor the game bird production programme
  13. confirm that the planned game bird production programme complies with the relevant national legislation, codes of practice, sector guidance and organisational requirements
  14. consider the opinions of others, including those involved with or affected by the game bird production programme, as part of the overall programme development
  15. communicate the requirements of the game bird production programme to all those involved in its implementation 
  16. maintain records of game bird production as required by the relevant legislation, codes of practice and organisational requirements

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

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  1. the data analysis techniques and the role of data in target setting when developing a game bird production programme
  2. where to obtain specialist advice
  3. the principles of game bird production
  4. the relevant national legal and sector-approved standards for the rearing of game birds
  5. the process of establishing measurable aims and objectives, covering the short- (1 – 2 months), medium- (12 months) and long-term (5 years)
  6. resource planning and utilisation, including people, power supplies, facilities, equipment and finance
  7. the characteristics, husbandry, welfare and dietary requirements of farmed game birds
  8. the influence of the physical environment and its characteristics on game bird production
  9. the relevant national legal requirements that control animal health and welfare, disease control, pest control, waste disposal and human health
  10. common game bird diseases, including how to recognise and treat them 
  11. the principles of bio-security and disease prevention for farmed game birds
  12. the methods that can be used to monitor and control the presence of pests and predators
  13. the methods that can be used to monitor and manage the security of the game birds being reared
  14. the known constraints and emergencies that could affect game bird production
  15. emergency planning relevant to game bird production 
  16. the role of the relevant legislation, national policies, codes of practice, sector guidance and organisational requirements in game bird production
  17. the importance of assessing risks for a game bird farming unit
  18. the importance of managing the land available to maximise the sustainability of its production capacity
  19. the relevant legislation, codes of practice and organisational requirements for the completion and storage of records

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

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Constraints and emergencies that influence game bird production
e.g. business objectives, political pressures, disease, power failure, equipment failure, relevant legislation, resource shortages, sabotage, pests and predators, variations in environmental conditions

Game birds
pheasant, partridge, duck

Pest and predator control
• pesticides
• rodenticides
• traps and snares
• shooting

Sector guidance could include:
• The Code of Good Shooting Practice
• British Game Alliance Shoot Assurance Scheme

Wildlife management area
Any area of land used for the provision of game-shooting activities

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

30 Mar 2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Lantra

Original URN

LANGWM10

Relevant Occupations

Game and Wildlife Manager

SOC Code

5119

Keywords

game bird; breeding; pheasant; partridge; duck