L5: Beef Quality Assurance and Good Prod. Practices (Rae)

Question 1

measures of FA producer success

Answer 1

efficient livestock production
marketable
quality assured animals

Question 2

Hazard analysis/critical control points (HACCP)

Answer 2

• conduct hazard analysis
• CCP ID
• est. critical limits
• monitoring procedures
• corrective action
• verification procedures
• record keeping

Question 3

hazards

Answer 3

biological
natural toxins
physical
chemical
feed additives
feed decomposition
other microbial contaminants

Question 4

components of emergency prep

Answer 4

• assess problem potentials
• client ed
• assure avail. of equip, supplies, drugs
• est. protocols

Question 5

Brucellosis causative agent

Answer 5

B. abortus

Question 6

FMD causative agent

Answer 6

aphthovirus

Question 7

components of quality audit that vet can influence

Answer 7

hide defects
injection sites
path
dark cutters
bruises
non-castration
grubs, abscesses, calluses
tongue infection

Question 8

top 10 quality complaints from RETAILERS

Answer 8

• excess external fat
• excess weight/box
• injection site blemishes*
• excess seam fat
• low overall cutability
• low overall uniformity
• inadequate tenderness*
• bruise damage*
• dark cutters*
• rib-eye/loin-eye size*

Question 9

top 10 quality complaints from PACKERS

Answer 9

hide defects*
injection-site blemishes*
excess carcass weights
bruises*
red. quality from implants*
liver conemnations*
insufficient USDA choice
over fats
lack of uniformity
dark cutters*

Question 10

animal health product use guidelines

Answer 10

• read the label
• keep records
• don’t combine vax
• use transfer needles (for reconstituting)
• don’t reconstitute too much (don’t save leftovers)
• keep mixing
• mark/separate syringes by product
• don’t interchange syringes
• restrain animals properly
• select best route (SC preferred)
• choose best site
• choose correct needle
• use proper injection technique (ie. no >10-15ml/site)

Question 11

10 critical control points

Answer 11

• set high quality standards
• est. a herd health mgt. plan
• vet/client/patient relationship
• store all drugs correctly
• use drugs under professional direction
• admin. meds properly
• follow med instructions
• maintain tx records
• ID treated animals
• use drug residue tests (if appropriate)
• provide training on proper drug use
• annually review QA plan