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Total quality management
Subhead A foundational approach of the Beef Quality Assurance Program One aspect of “quality” is providing products that meet or exceed expectations and established requirements. Established product requirements in the beef industry may differ somewhat from one segment of the industry to the next, but there are some common expectations fundamental to each. The commercial cow/calf operator sells weaned calves, cull cows and bulls.
TQM - A Foundational Approach of the Beef Quality Assurance Program
TQM – A Foundational Approach of the Beef Quality Assurance Program . (.) One aspect of “quality” is providing products that meet or exceed expectations and established requirements. Established product requirements in the beef industry may differ somewhat from one segment of the industry to the next, but there are some common expectations fundamental to each. The commercial cow/calf operator sells weaned calves, cull cows and bulls.
Tips for low stress cattle handling
Content ID 340393 You are here Home ▸ Livestock ▸ Cattle By: Bob LeValley, Oklahoma Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator Cattle producers have long recognized and fulfilled the need to properly care for livestock. Sound care and handling practices, based on years of experience and research are known to impact the well-being of cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity. Most cattle are raised in very diverse environments and geographic locations.
BQA Low Stress Cattle Handling Principles
Cattle producers have long recognized and fulfilled the need to properly care for livestock. Sound care and handling practices, based on years of experience and research are known to impact the well-being of cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity. Cattle are raised in very diverse environments and geographic locations.
Vaccine Handling and Storage Tips
The highest quality vaccine that producers purchase may be of little value if not handled and stored properly. Even experienced producers may overlook key principles when preparing and administering vaccines and other animal health products. Product storage and handling is important to ensure that the efficacy of products is not compromised. Modified live vaccines must be reconstituted with a sterile diluent prior to administration.
Total Quality Management: A Foundational Approach of BQA
One aspect of “quality” is providing products that meet or exceed expectations and established requirements. Established product requirements in the beef industry may differ somewhat from one segment of the industry to the next, but there are some common expectations fundamental to each. The commercial cow/calf operator sells weaned calves, cull cows and bulls.
Beef Quality Assurance seminar at Cattlemen’s Congress
Feed efficiency can be maximized by understanding the functions of the rumen population. Photo by Todd Johnson, Oklahoma State University As cattlemen and women gather in Oklahoma City for Cattlemen’s Congress, Jan. 1-16, to showcase and market their elite cattle genetics, cattle producers also have the opportunity to participate in a unique seminar featuring national beef industry and breed leaders while achieving their Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification.
Proper vaccine handling and storage measures
Unlike other vaccines, clostridial vaccines can be given very early without much concern for maternal antibodies interfering with vaccine efficacy. Clostridial diseases like blackleg usually affect young calves most and are almost always fatal. Photo by Heather Smith Thomas, WLJ correspondent The highest quality vaccine that producers purchase may be of little value if not handled and stored properly.
Beef Quality Assurance program injection site guidelines
Cattle, and all other livestock, will soon require a vet’s prescription for injectable antibiotics. Texas A&M AgriLife In order to reduce the incidence of injection site lesions, injectable products should be administered subcutaneously (SQ) if the label allows. Intramuscular (IM) injections not only increase soreness compared to subcutaneous injections, but some products given IM cause muscle damage, which subsequently causes a significant amount of expensive carcass trim.
Keep up to date with feed additives and medicated feeds
When calling a veterinarian, whether for a routine visit or an emergency, it is important to have the right equipment and facilities to help ensure the safety of animals and employees. USDA photo by Scott Bauer. The term “medicated feeds” include feeds containing FDA-approved medications intended to be included in animal diets.
Patience Pays Off When Treating BRD
Longer-acting antibiotics can greatly increase the chance of successful treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). John Pollreisz, DVM, Beef Technical Services with Zoetis understands the need for patience when treating the disease and shares his experience and knowledge about the ongoing challenges of BRD. Pull, re-treat, repeat. It is the cycle many producers succumb to, with the best intentions, to stay on top of BRD.
Cow-Calf Corner: Update on beef export markets; Bull management before breeding season; Total quality management
April 12, 2021 Update on Beef Export Markets By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist Beef exports have evolved significantly in recent years in a very dynamic environment of global politics and trade policies; direct and indirect impacts of animal disease outbreaks; and growing beef preferences and consumption. Compared to five years ago, total beef exports in 2020 were up by 15.6% over 2016.
Total Quality Management - A Foundational Approach of BQA
One aspect of “quality” is providing products that meet or exceed expectations and established requirements. Established product requirements in the beef industry may differ somewhat from one segment of the industry to the next, but there are some common expectations fundamental to each. The commercial cow/calf operator sells weaned calves, cull cows and bulls.
Beef Quality Assurance: What is it, why should I care?
By Bob LeValley The Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is a producer-driven certification program in which cattle producers work toward a common goal to assure consumers that cattle from each segment of the industry (cow/calf, stocker, feedlot) are healthy, wholesome, quality products. The cattle are managed in a way that is appropriate to each individual operation, so that beef quality and safety are considered in all production practices.
Good records should be an important part of overall management program
By : Bob LeValley, Oklahoma Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator Good record keeping can be an important asset in management strategies for all phases of cattle production, from the cow/calf producer to the feedlot. Record keeping systems may be elaborate and extensive utilizing computer software, or very simple well-organized handwritten notes. The “system” is not what is important; keeping them up to date and accurate is critical for use as a management tool.
Cow-Calf Corner: ASF impact on global protein markets; Keeping good records; BCS and the breeding season
Source: Cow-Calf Corner is a weekly newsletter by the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Agency. Oct. 21, 2019 African Swine Fever impacts global protein markets…and will for years By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist African swine fever (ASF) continues to roil protein markets in Asia, especially China, and other parts of the world. The disease continues to spread and impacts are growing and very dynamic in nature.
Veterinary feed directive review
Young Hereford heifers being backgrounded on drylot settings for a Kansas State University study in 2007. As the veterinary feed directive (VFD) has been in effect for something over two years, now might be a good time to review the federal act that has affected cattle producers utilizing medicated feeds that contained medically important antibiotics. Beef cattle producers in Oklahoma often use a medicated mineral for controlling anaplasmosis that falls in the oversight of the VFD.
Veterinary Feed Directive Review
By : Bob LeValley, Oklahoma Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator As the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) has been in effect for something over two years, now might be a good time to review the federal act that has affected cattle producers utilizing medicated feeds that contained medically important antibiotics. Beef cattle producers in Oklahoma often use a medicated mineral for controlling Anaplasmosis that falls in the oversight of the Veterinary Feed Directive.
Beef Quality Assurance Certification for Oklahoma Producers
Cattle going through an auction ring. ( Todd Johnson, Oklahoma State University Agricultural Communications Services ) Several beef packers have announced recently that they will be requiring Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification from their suppliers of fed cattle. That was not news to most cattle feeders, as most commercial feedlots are already BQA certified. The packers indicate the initiative is driven by retailers and consumers.
Beef Quality Assurance Certification for Oklahoma producers
By : Bob LeValley, Oklahoma Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator Several beef packers have announced recently that they will be requiring Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification from their suppliers of fed cattle. That was not news to most cattle feeders, as most commercial feedlots are already BQA certified. The packers indicate the initiative is driven by retailers and consumers.
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