Beef Quality Assurance Online Trainings

BQA Training 
March 1, 2023 
February 21, 2022
February 2, 2021
Live - Online Webinar 

UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in collaboration with the California Beef Council hosted an online Beef Quality Assurance Training and Certification. The online training included presentations on antibiotic stewardship, vaccine administration and handling, record keeping, and carcass quality.  There was also a Question and Answer session with Dr. Gabriele Maier, DVM, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis.

**This session was not recorded, if you missed the session and are interested in obtaining your BQA certificate, visit https://www.bqa.org/beef-quality-assurance-certification/online-certifications. 

Resources

2023 Beef Quality Assurance Resources Mentioned during live BQA Training: 

Cow-Calf Assessment brochure: https://www.bqa.org/Media/BQA/Docs/assessors_guide_cow-calf.pdf

• Chute-side processing self-evaluation tool (page 7)
• Emergency Action Plan (page 24)

Videos:

• Bud box animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aICghJbSS-A
• Injection Triangle video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LAV9ColrWw
• BQA youtube channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcOQzBNXcZUV-MLQ0drI3Og

BQA manual: https://www.bqa.org/Media/BQA/Docs/bqa_manual_final.pdf

• Beef cattle temperature Humidity Index Chart (page 27)
• List of disinfectants (page 36)
• Recommended firearms for euthanasia (page 66)

Further training:

• BQA Biosecurity module https://bqa.beeflearningcenter.org/course/
• Transportation modules for producers and professional drivers https://bqatransportation.beeflearningcenter.org/

FSIS residue repeat violator list:

• https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/documents/residue_ipp.pdf

Secure Beef Supply

• Templates: https://securebeef.org
• Animal Movement Log: https://securebeef.org/Assets/SBS_AnimalMovementLog.pdf
• People Entry Log: https://securebeef.org/Assets/SBS_PeopleEntryLog.pdf
• Vehicle / Equipment Entry and Delivery Log: https://securebeef.org/Assets/SBS_VehicleEntryLog.pdf

2022-2021 Beef Quality Assurance Resources Mentioned during live BQA Training:

Foothill Abortion - 

• UC Davis informational site on foothill abortion.  
• How to order the new foothill vaccine. 

Used Sharp (Needles) Disposal in California - 

• https://safeneedledisposal.org/state-search/?state=CA 

Bovine Anaplasmosis - 

• UCCE Informational article on Bovine Anaplasmosis disease overview and management options. Author: Dr. Gabriele Maier, University of California Cooperative Extension Specialist for Beef
  Cattle in Herd Health and Production

Record Keeping - 

• California BQA Refresher - Are Your Records Cutting It?  
• Red Book - Redbook is a pocket-sized record book that contains more than 100 pages to record calving activity, herd health, pasture usage, cattle inventory, AI breeding and sales, plus a date book and notes section. Click here to purchase.

How to dispose of sharps - 
https://safeneedledisposal.org/state-search/?state=CA

Antimicrobial Use & Stewardship Law - California Department of Food and Agriculture - (Click here)


Direct Marketing of Beef to Consumers in California - 

    Livestock Sales for Meat: Rules and Regulations 

    Whole Animal Sales for Custom Processing
     

Pest Management -

• UC Davis Veterinary Entomology site

Trace Minerals - 

• UC Davis Mineral Project with County Level Data

Boluses - 

• Dr. Gaby Maier video on giving boluses to cattle so that it won’t get spit back out. 

**Did you miss training and would like to become certified? The BQA Beef Learning Center offer on demand Cow-Calf, stocker/backgrounder and feedyard certification training in Spanish and English at https://bqa.beeflearningcenter.org/.