INSTITUTIONAL COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT TOOLS

Sector : Agriculture and Fishery

Qualification Title : Organic Agriculture Production NC II
Unit of Competency : Raise Organic Hog
Performance Test

Specific Instruction for the Trainee:

Qualification ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION NCII

Unit of Competency PRODUCE ORGANIC HOGS

General Instruction:

Given the following tools, materials and the required resources, you must be able to
perform the following tasks based on the provided copy of specific instruction for the
trainee. You are given one (1) hour to perform your task.

Specific Instruction:
1. Given a sample ho, identify breeds
2. Clean hog house
3. Identify feed materials
4. Prepare feed
Demonstration Checklist
Trainee’s name:
Trainer’s name:
Qualification: ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION NCII
Unit of competency: PRODUCE ORGANIC HOGS
Date of assessment:
Time of assessment:
Instructions for demonstration

Given the following tools, materials and the required resources, you must be able to perform
the following tasks based on the provided copy of specific instruction for the trainee. You
are given one (1) hour to perform your task

 to show if
DEMONSTRATION evidence is
demonstrated

Yes No N/A
During the demonstration of skills, did the trainee ...
LO1. Select healthy Domestic hog breeds

Identify hogs according to breeds.

Prepare hog house design based on PNS
recommendations.
LO2: Feed hogs
Select suitable feed materials based on availability in the locality,
nutrient source and according to PNS Organic Agriculture-Livestock
and GAHP requirements.
Prepare feed materials following enterprise prescribed formulation.
The trainee’s demonstration was:

Satisfactory  Not Satisfactory 

Oral Questioning Checklist
Trainee name:
Trainer name:
Qualification: ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION NCII
Unit of competency: PRODUCE ORGANIC HOGS
Date of assessment:
Time of assessment:
Instructions for Oral Questioning
The trainee will be assessed based on his/her answers to the given questions. The
trainer should not deviate from the standard questions provided herein.
Oral Questions Satisfactory
response

The trainee should answer the following questions: Yes No

1. How to select healthy hogs based on industry

acceptable indicator for healthy piglets.
2. Determine suitable site for hog house based on PNS
recommendations.
3. Fed animals based on the standard feeding
method/management
4. Prepare housing equipment installation design in line
with PNS recommendation and actual farm conditions
5. How to prepare feed materials following enterprise
prescribed formulation.
6. Fed animals based on the standard feeding
method/management
7. Monitor feeding following enterprise procedures.

8. Monitor growth rate based on enterprise procedures

9. Implement health care program based on on PNS

Organic Agriculture– Livestock or documented ethno-
veterinary practices.
10. Manage movement of hogs based on PNS Organic

11. Accomplish production record according to enterprise

procedures
The trainee’s underpinning knowledge was:

Satisfactory  Not Satisfactory 

Feedback to trainee:
The trainee’s overall performance was:

Satisfactory  Not Satisfactory 

Trainee’s signature: Date:

Trainer’s signature: Date:

Suggested Questions with Answers for Oral Questioning

Questions with Model Answers

1. How to select healthy hogs based on industry acceptable indicator for healthy
piglets.
A. Young female swine should have a minimum of 6 pairs of
well developed and properly space function teats. If not,
they are likely to have poor milking capacity.
B. Teats that are inverted do not secretes milk, so choose
pigs whose teats are not inverted.
C. Long bodied sow are desirable because of the more
space created for udder development.
D. Body with is uniform from front to rear. When selecting breeding
animals, see to it that it has a well developedham, loin, and
shoulder. Well paced feet and legs, medium short feet and upright
pastern are preferable.

2. Determine suitable site for hog house based on

PNS recommendations.
A. Housing for animals will not be mandatory in areas with appropriate
climatic conditions to enable animals to live outdoors.
B. Animals may be temporarily confined during periods of unfavorable
weather, when the health, safety, and well-being of the animal could be
jeopardized, or to protect plant, soil, and water quality.
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3. Fed animals based on the standard feeding method/management.
.A. There are 5 main components in an animal feed:
protein, fats/lipids,carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals.
Protein = 25%
Lipids/Fats = 8%

Carbohydrates = 60%
Vitamins = 2%

Minerals = 5%
4. Prepare housing equipment installation design in line with PNS recommendation
and actual farm conditions.
A. In designing the beddings, the floor area shall be
excavated about 90 centimeters where the beddings
materials are embedded. The bedding materials are rice
hulls 80%, sand 10%, soil 10% and 2 kilos of salt for every
mixture of 10 bags. Rice hull can be substituted by saw
dust, coco coir dust and other similar materials. The
mixture shall be sprayed with IMO at 1% concentration in
water based solution. Before the mixture is place in the hole.
The surroundings area including the hole must be sanitized
by pouring boiling water or by flame thrower. Feeding trough
and waterers must be properly installed.

5 How to prepare feed materials following enterprise prescribed formulation.

A. Feed Types and Nutrient Content

Protein Lipids Carbohydrate Minerals

/ s
Fats
Starter 35% 8% 50 5%
%
Grower 25% 8% 60 5%
%
Finisher 18% 15% 60 5%
%
Vitamins

2%
2%
2%

Nutrient source

1. Protein - Animal, Plant source, Fish meal.

2. Lipids / fats - Copra meal
3. Carbohydrates - Corn / Rice bran
4. Vitamins - FPJ, FFJ, FAA
5. Minerals - salt, CRH, soil

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6. Fed animals based on the standard feeding method/management.
A. YEAR RATIO(%w/w) Year 1 50% non-organic feed, 50% organic feed Year
2 30% non-organic feed, 70% organic feed Year 3 10% non-organic feed, 90%
organic feed Year 4, onwards 100% organic feed.

7. Monitor feeding following enterprise procedures.

A. In the formulation of organic feed, the following ingredients/raw materials are
not allowed: - synthetic growth promoters or stimulants; - synthetic appetizers;
- preservatives, except when used as a processing aid; - artificial coloring
agent; - urea and other synthetic nitrogen compounds; - slaughter waste and
other deceased animal parts; - droppings, dung, or other manure; - feed
ingredients subjected to solvent extraction (e.g. with petroleum products); -
synthetic and/or chemically isolated amino acids; - genetically engineered
microorganisms or products thereof; - synthetic antibiotics; and - synthetic
and/or chemically isolated vitamins and minerals.

8. Monitor growth rate based on enterprise procedures.

A. Supplementation of vitamins and minerals is allowed for as long as these
are obtained from natural sources and there is an established need for
supplementation, as determined by a competent authority. However, if naturally
sourced vitamins and minerals are not available in sufficient quantity or quality,
synthetic sources may be used.

9. Implement health care program based on on PNS Organic Agriculture– Livestock

or documented ethno-veterinary practices.
A. Natural remedies and complementary medical methods have first priority;
however, the use of allopathic or chemotherapeutic drugs is allowed when no
other justifiable alternatives are available and when preventive measures are
not successful as determined by the attending duly licensed veterinarian.

10. Manage movement of hogs based on PNS Organic

Agriculture– Livestock and other relevant guidelines.
A. The organic integrity of animals must be maintained throughout the entire
process of transport and slaughter. Each animal or group of animals shall be
identifiable at each step in the transport and slaughter process.
B. Animals shall be transported using a licensed transport carrier (DA-AO 8 Series of
2004) and accompanied by a duly licensed animal handler (DA-AO 8 Series of 2004)
responsible for the well-being of the animals in accordance with the provisions of the
Animal Welfare Act (RA 8485) with appropriate shipping permit.
11. Accomplish production record according to enterprise procedures.
A. Housing, pens, equipment, and utensils should be properly cleaned and
disinfected to prevent infection and contamination using the allowed cleaning
materials, as listed in Annex C Part 2. Any succession/addition/revision from
relevant standard setting bodies (BAFS & FDA) shall be adopted and shall be
in accordance with the criteria established in Section 12 of this Standard.