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BQA Key Mission => EDUCATIONBQA Key Mission => EDUCATIONyy• Grew from its 1980 start as a Beef Safety

Assurance Program (residue avoidance) in five states to a national education program p g

• First Quality Audit in 1991 pointed to injection sites & “Defect Avoidance ” injection sites & Defect Avoidance education became key …

• Information applied with common sense.• Basic BQA points still sound

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Basic BQA points still sound.

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Quality Assurance Programs (QA)Quality Assurance Programs (QA)designed by producers & food industry affiliatesTo Provide production management educationTo Provide … production management education

Targets defect prevention … emphasis is SAFETYChemical Physical & Biological safety defects/hazardsChemical, Physical & Biological safety defects/hazardsBQA points C & H b d F d & Additi H lth P d t R dCare & Husbandry, Feeds & Additives, Health Products, Recordsstill the basis for the National Guidelines BMPsConsumers Confidence in Quality & SafetyConsumers Confidence in Quality & SafetyQA Programs are NOT Government Programs

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Consumer Trust Consumer Trust Consumer Trust Consumer Trust ..

is built upon is built upon ..

Producer Integrity +Producer Integrity + BQA Competency BQA Competency Best Management Practices

Producer Integrity +Producer Integrity + BQA Competency BQA Competency ..

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BQA National Guidelines• Foundation of the BQA

Guidelines is to minimize defectsGuidelines is to minimize defects– Chemical– Physicaly– Microbiologic

• While important, everything else p , y gcovered in the guidelines is secondary to providing a safe

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BQA National Guidelines (continued)

• Build a simple foundation by following:following:– Good husbandry practices

FDA USDA d EPA – FDA, USDA, and EPA requirements for product use

BQA i d i b • BQA is driven by consumer demands, government laws,

d t i t tl and most importantly –producer leadership


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BQA GuidelinesB t M t P tiBest Management Practices

1. Care and Husbandry Practices2. Feedstuffs … contamination free3. Feed Additives/Medications … follow rules4. Health Product Use: Vacc., Med. & Pest5. Records: Keep’em & Check’em … SOP/BMP6. Management Outliers …


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BQA Basics • Recruit your BQA Team

• Employees, Family, Suppliers, Specialists• Take a look at what could go wrong• Figure out a plan to avoid problems• Train and educate yourself and your employees and family• Develop checklists and complete records• Document and double check what

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What am I responsible for?p• Doing your best to follow BQA guidelines

for those activities for which you controlfor those activities for which you control• People doctoring cattle are not

responsible for the feeding responsible for the feeding unless they are ones doing the feeding and formulation of the ration

• People feeding the cattle are ibl f h not responsible for the

doctoring unless they are also the ones doing the doctoring


the ones doing the doctoring

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Things to remember - it’s a safety programg y p g• BQA is a safety program that targets potential food

safety concerns residues broken needles etcsafety concerns … residues, broken needles, etc.

NEVER j di YOUR f t th f t f OTHERS NEVER j di YOUR f t th f t f OTHERS •• NEVER jeopardize YOUR safety, the safety of OTHERS NEVER jeopardize YOUR safety, the safety of OTHERS working around an animal, or the safety of an ANIMAL working around an animal, or the safety of an ANIMAL trying to follow BQA guidelinestrying to follow BQA guidelinestrying to follow BQA guidelinestrying to follow BQA guidelines


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BQA Feedyard Assessment• Developed by Cattle Well-

being experts, Veterinarians, being experts, Veterinarians, Academics, and Producers

• Founded on being Credible • Founded on being Credible, Workable, and Affordable

• Total Quality Management • Total Quality Management including all aspects of BQA with a strong Care and with a strong Care and Husbandry evaluation


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Nobody cares more about cattle than thepeople in the beef/dairy industriespeople in the beef/dairy industries


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The problem in 1991. Research was the basis for change Research was the basis for change

… Define the damage & origination variables:

5 ml 7-Way @ Branding5 ml 7 Way @ Branding(50 day old - 400 days later)


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Lesions from IM Injections

L i i th t fLesion in the center of the eye of round from

IM injection

The lesion runs three inches deep


IM injection

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Tented SQ Technique

SQ When Possible !


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But … a new problem appeared when Chuck Roll Steaks are placed in Chuck Roll Steaks are placed in

“Modified Atmosphere” packaging (80% O )A new problem appeared when (80% Oxygen)A new problem appeared when

Chuck Roll Steaks are placed in “Modified Atmosphere” in Modified Atmosphere packaging (80% Oxygen)


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Look at what together you have done.Look at what together you have done.g yg y25.0%

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“Learning through Doing ”Learning through Doing • BQA has Value through

Certification & ConceptuallyCertification & Conceptually– Mainstream producers

h BQA share BQA concepts in hands on settings

ith l t d twith late adopters– Concepts learned & applied


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BQA and Modern MarketingBQA and Modern Marketing• Feeder Cattle • BQA is a big part of the

Marketing EvolutionGenetics

g p“Pie of Value”

• Each tool contributes – Genetics– Management

Each tool contributes • Fits producers of all

sizes• Nutrition• Herd Heath

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• BQA Principles • Records


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BQA and Modern Marketingg

P d Marketing Al Or TogetherProducers Marketing Alone Or Together


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ON LINE Training ON LINE Training ON LINE Training ON LINE Training Is Now Available Is Now Available

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