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What is essential to any successful beef cattle operation? - - a balanced and cost effective nutrition program What factors influence dry matter intake? - - animal weight -condition -stage of production -level of milk production -forage quality -environmental conditions - amount/ type of sup...

HACCP - Outline for quality assurance in packing houses and processing facilities What could go wrong, how to fix it Why was BQA developed? - Avoid violative drug residues Minimize pathogen contamination and carcass defects Injection Site Management - -all injections should be given in neck regi...

Cross Breeding - the mating of individuals with different breed make-up -widely used in commercial beef production systems -improvements in production efficiency can be dramatic -does not eliminate the need for purebreds Heterosis - the average superiority of a crossbred individual over the aver...

When was BQA implemented? - in 1982 by producers, USDA & FSIS Purpose of BQA - to avoid violative drug residues -currently, other factors exist that influence overall beef quality Principles of BQA were developed by who? Why? - -developed by Pillsbury *for quality control of food being supplied ...

Nutrient requirements of beef cattle: - -a balanced & cost effective nutrition program is essential to the success of any beef cattle operation -expensive range/pasture demand efficient utilization -nutrient requirements change throughout the production cycle & among different classes of animals ...