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Nebraska Bqa: Antibiotic Use Guidelines, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Bqa: Antibiotic Use Guidelines, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Cattlemen have demonstrated a commitment to animal health through vaccination programs developed carefully in cooperation with their veterinarian. When animals must be treated with an antibiotic after disease diagnosis, producers need to follow important antibiotic use guidelines established through the National Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.
Nebraska Bqa: Effective Cattle Handling, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Bqa: Effective Cattle Handling, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Cattlemen know the importance of proper cattle handling and its effect on animal health and performance. Beef Quality Assurance has been implementing effective cattle handling (low-stress) into educational programs since its establishment in the 1980s.
Handling Cattle Through High Heat Humidity Indexes, Rob Eirich
Handling Cattle Through High Heat Humidity Indexes, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
As cattlemen enter the summer months, they need to understand and deal with heat and humidity. Consider incorporating the following practices into management plans to help reduce additional stress.
Nebraska Bqa: Handling Compromised Animals, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Bqa: Handling Compromised Animals, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Cattle producers have long recognized the need of proper husbandry and stewardship for the animals entrusted into their care. Best livestock production practices, based on research and sound science, help ensure the well-being, animal health and productivity of cattle.
Calf Branding/Processing Time And Beef Quality Assurance, Rob Eirich
Calf Branding/Processing Time And Beef Quality Assurance, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
It is spring and that means branding time across cattle country. As producers are finishing calving season and preparing for branding/processing, it is important to review Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) guidelines. Let's take a minute to look at the key BQA principles:
Audits And Assessments In Beef Cattle Production, Rob Eirich
Audits And Assessments In Beef Cattle Production, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Assessments and audits are becoming a part of doing business in beef cattle production, as we are seeing beef processors implementing third-party audits. Since beginning as the Nebraska Director of Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) in July, I have been studying and gathering information on the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Assessment Guides and third-party audits in the beef industry.
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance: Focused On The Safety, Wholesomeness And Quality Of Beef
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance: Focused On The Safety, Wholesomeness And Quality Of Beef
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Across the nation, beef producers face the challenge of making a living from the land, while producing safe, wholesome beef. Beef that will provide a great eating experience each and every time for American and International consumers.
Nebraska Bqa: Herd Health Plan/Protocol, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Bqa: Herd Health Plan/Protocol, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Nebraska cattlemen have demonstrated a commitment to the integrity of today's beef products by implementing sound cattle management practices. Consumers are looking for beef raised in a healthy and safe environment. An appropriate Herd Health Plan/Protocol ensures that all cattle are raised in the best health.
Nebraska Bqa: Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Bqa: Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship, Rob Eirich
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Beef producers are committed producing a high quality, safe and wholesome beef product. A commitment to herd health and veterinary input is critical to achieving this goal. To this end, developing a veterinarian client-patient relationship (VCPR) is important and will benefit all aspects of cattle performance. Veterinarians' working understanding of cattle disease and parasites can help cattle raisers develop targeted vaccination and treatment programs.
Caring For Compromised Cattle: Assessing Animals At Risk
Caring For Compromised Cattle: Assessing Animals At Risk
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Cattlemen have long recognized the need to properly care for their livestock. Sound animal husbandry practices – based on research and decades of practical experience – are known to impact the well-being of cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity. There is no doubt that producers work hard to ensure that their cattle are properly cared for throughout all stages of production. Unfortunately, it’s a fact of raising cattle that some animals will become injured to the extent that they are unable to stand or walk without assistance.
Assessor’S Guide To A Beef Quality Assurance Cow-Calf Assessment
Assessor’S Guide To A Beef Quality Assurance Cow-Calf Assessment
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
The BQA Cow-Calf Assessment is an on-site educational tool that allows for assessing and benchmarking key indicators of animal care and well-being as well as operational conditions. The Cow-Calf Assessment focuses on three main areas – Animals, Records and Best Management Practices (BMP), and Facilities and Equipment.
Dairy Animal Care: Quality Assurance
Dairy Animal Care: Quality Assurance
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Dairy producers are encouraged to participate in the voluntary Dairy Animal Care and Quality Assurance (DACQA) Certification program. The purpose of this program is to enhance and demonstrate quality animal care practices, which assure food safety, quality and value as well as enhance consumer confidence in the milk and beef products that are harvested from cattle on America’s dairy farms.
Feedyard Assessment: Assessor's Guide
Feedyard Assessment: Assessor's Guide
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
The BQA Feedyard Assessment is an on-site educational tool that allows for assessing and benchmarking key indicators of animal care and well-being as well as feedyard conditions. The Feedyard Assessment focuses on three main areas – Animals, Records and Best Management Practices (BMP), and Facilities and Equipment.
Stocker And Backgrounding Self Assessment
Stocker And Backgrounding Self Assessment
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Cattlemen in stocker operations have long recognized the need to properly care for livestock. Sound animal husbandry practices, based on decades of practical experience and research, are known to impact the well-being of stocker cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity. Stocker cattle operations are located in many diverse environments and geographic locations in the United States. A universal set of production practices can not be recommended for all stocker cattle producers in light of the divergent climate and geographic variations of the stocker and backgrounding segment. Personal experience, training and professional judgment can serve as a valuable resource for …
The Cattle Industry's Guidelines For The Care And Handling Of Cattle
The Cattle Industry's Guidelines For The Care And Handling Of Cattle
Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance Program
Cattlemen have long recognized the need to properly care for livestock. Sound animal husbandry practices, based on decades of practical experience and research, are known to impact the wellbeing of cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity. Cattle are produced in very diverse environments and geographic locations in the United States. There is not one specific set of production practices that can be recommended for all cattle producers. Personal experience, training and professional judgment can serve as a valuable resource for providing proper animal care.