BQA - Beef Quality Assurance

Question 1

What does BQA stand for?

Answer 1

Beef Quality Assurance

Question 2

How often must you renew your BQA training?

Answer 2

Every 3 years

Question 3

What are the components of the BQA program?

Answer 3

1. Level 1 - training and pass quiz
2. Level 2 - chute side training and demonstrate proper SQ injeciton
   Recertification every 3 years

Question 4

Who is our ultimate boss and why we do BQA?

Answer 4

The consumer

Question 5

What are some of the major concerns in beef cattle production?

Answer 5

Animal welfare, antibiotics, hormones and environment

Question 6

What are some things that help these animals become a good eating experience for consumers?

Answer 6

Using proper injection sites
Adhering to withdrawal
Timely market cull cows and bulls

Question 7

What is a key question the producer should be asking himself every time he sends a cow to market?

Answer 7

Would they eat it themselves?

Question 8

How are cattle’s behaviors shaped?

Answer 8

Innate instincts, experiences that developed conditioned learning and sensory perceptions

Question 9

What are some benefits of low stress handling?

Answer 9

Better response to vaccines, better performance, decreased disease, decreased weaning stress, decreased transportation stress, more safe for handler, more safe for livestock better to ID sick

Question 10

Cattle want to ___ you?

Answer 10

See

Want to see you, move around you, be in group, return to last safe location, avoid fear

Question 11

What can you use to move cattle?

Answer 11

Flight zone

Question 12

What should we work on establishing with every client?

Answer 12

VCPR (see once a year at least) - question is how to track this (We are responsible, need to have enough info and give enough to client, be available if something need, oversight and compliance, need records

Question 13

All dairy’s have what as part of their herd health program?

Answer 13

VCPR

Question 14

What is biosecurity?

Answer 14

Minimize introduction of organism and decrease spread

Question 15

What does ELUD stand for?

Answer 15

Extra label drug use
-written protocol for this

Question 16

What is the most BQA friendly route of injection?

Answer 16

SQ

Question 17

Where should you not give an injection because it is a ligament and has no blood or dendritic cells to take it where it needs to go?

Answer 17

Nuchal Ligament

Question 18

When administering GNRH which size and length needle do you need?

Answer 18

1.5 inch

Question 19

Why is a dart gun not BQA?

Answer 19

ELDU always - don’t know where its being injected

Question 20

Flunixin Banamine should always be administered via what route?

Answer 20

IV

Question 21

When should you castrate and dehorn?

Answer 21

As early as possible

Question 22

Why are records important?

Answer 22

If you don’t measure you cant manage it

Question 23

How long do you need to keep records for an animal?

Answer 23

At least 2 years or how ever long the withdrawal is

Question 24

What are some things you can do to avoid residues?

Answer 24

ID all animals treated, record all treatment, follow label, 10cc per site only, separate injecitons by 4 inch, avoid ELDU, dont mix drug in same syringe, check records before marketing

Question 25

When should an animal be euthanized?

Answer 25

When she will not eat

Question 26

What methods of euthanize can you use without sedation?

Answer 26

Bullet, captive bolt, barbiturate

Question 27

Who must write and approve a VFD?

Answer 27

Veterinarian