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BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CERTIFIED OPTIONS You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbour to foster on to animals in your heard that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves have scours, and begin to treat them immediately. Which record what do you use to record this treatment. ANSWPesticide use record Expiration dates are irrelevant in animal vaccines. ANSWFalse You see an advertisement for a group of commercial...

BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS Are all medicated feed additives illegal? ANSWNo, but you can only legally use FDA approved medicated feed additives - ELDU is ILLEGAL, regardless of who recommends it What drugs are covered under the VFD? ANSWFeed additives require a VFD, while water Abx require prescription Yield grades of meat/carcass quality - what do they look at? scale used? ANSWLook at the actual amount of product the carcass is carrying

BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS How does pre-harvest stress cause dark cutters? ANSWpre-harvest stress depletes muscle glycogen stores resulting in an end product that dark, firm, and dry Why should BQA apply to cull animals? ANSWsale of market cows and bulls accounts for 25% of all US beef consumption What 3 basics should you remember when culling? ANSW1. manage cattle to minimize defects and quality deficiencies 2. monitor health and condition of market ...

BQA CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAMS QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CHOICES Pesticide products applied to the land and animals should be closely monitored. Which approach should you use to optimize product use? ANSWD) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) You are working with a cow that has been in your herd for several years. Due to previous positive handling experiences, she is rather calm and tame. You could say her flight zone size is small. ANSWA) True Gaps between the ramp and transportation ve...

BQA CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH PROVEN CHOICES prevent bruising with ANSW- dehorning - prevent collision - eliminate broken bolts/nails - grooved concrete, rubber mats - rails on inside posts dark cutter beef ANSWstress depletes glycogen, making dark, firm and dry meat

BQA CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE OPTIONS It is a must to label your syringes to keep them from getting mixed up when administering more than one animal health product. ANSWTrue Disabled and downer cattle are not allowed in the food chain and should be: ANSWHumanely euthanized on the farm under the direction of a veterinarian The maximum amount of a vaccine or antibiotic that should be injected in one site is: ANSW10 cc

BQA REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Disposable ANSWThe use of ______ injection equipment is recommended and preferred. Modified Live Vaccine ANSWMLV stands for: Can't ANSWAnimals with broken needles _____ be sold and sent to the packer. Storage ANSWAnimal health products have specific ____ requirements. Discouraged ANSWStorage of partially used medication or vaccine bottles is ____.

BQA CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Judicious use of antibiotics dictates that: ANSWSelected products are effective and appropriate to treat the disease of concern, products are used according to label instructions, efforts are made to select products that are BQA friendly (i.e. subcutaneous, short or no slaughter withdrawal, etc) (all of the above) The first step in avoiding residues is to read and follow label instructions for all products. ANSWTrue BQA guidelin...

BQA QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS Whenever possible, choose products formulated and labelled for SC rather than IM injections. WHY? ANSWBecause SC won't leave scar tissue True or false: SC has a longer withdrawal time than IM? ANSWtrue Shorter needles are for SC, longer needles are for IM right??? ANSWyes *Do not contaminate modified live virus products with disinfectants such as ANSWrubbing alcohol SC needle gauge ANSW16-18(thicker)

BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE CHOICES - decrease tenderness - major offenders = *clostridial bacterins*, highly adjuvanted vaccines, antibiotics, vitamins - due to POOR technique - most lesions are *SCAR TISSUE*, though some are reactive abscesses ANSWInjection site lesions - read label - record serial and lot numbers - record expiration date ANSWWhat to do before using drug