ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what is a nationally coordinated, state implemented program that provides systematic
information to U.S - CORRECT ANSWER - BQA
Who is responsible for BQA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Anyone who handles the animal
from birth to adulthood to harvesting to retail
What consist of the BQA promise? - CORRECT ANSWER - To ensure the consumer that
all beef and dairy cattle shipped from a beef production unit are healthy, wholesome and safe,
their management has met FDA, USDA and EPA standards
What is the BQA objective? - CORRECT ANSWER - Establish data retention and
recordkeeping systems which satisfy FDA/USDA/EPA guidelines for validation of management
activities and to fulfill program goals
What are some cattle care key practices? - CORRECT ANSWER - Abuse of cattle is not
accpeted at all, Provide personnel with training/experience to properly handle and care for cattle,
Make timely observations of cattle to ensure basic needs are being met, Design and regularly
inspect facilities for safe animal movement/restraint, Keep feed and water handling equipment
clean
When talking about working facilities, what can minimize slipping/falling? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Grooved concrete, metal grating, rubber mats, deep sand
What is essential to minimize slipping? - CORRECT ANSWER - Quiet handling
When Using well-designed facilities and proper restraint will facilitate giving injections in the
proper location will reduce the chance of what? - CORRECT ANSWER - breaking needles
in animal tissue
, Name ways to preventing infection of biosecurity. - CORRECT ANSWER - Transport
animals in clean vehicles, control outside animals, control insects, control fence line contact,
limit access to pens, keep record of visitors to the operation
Name sanitation procedures for biosecurity - CORRECT ANSWER - Routinely clean and
disinfect feeding equipment and cattle handling equipment, Routinely clean equipment used to
medicate cattle, use separate syringe for modified-live vaccines
What is proper herd health management prodcedures? - CORRECT ANSWER - Follow all
FDA/USDA/EPA guidelines and directions for each product, Use only FDA-approved feed
additives, Keep extra-label use to a minimum and only as prescribed by a veterinarian, Do not
market terminally ill or non-ambulatory animals, Humanely euthanize non-ambulatory animals
using appropriate methods, Develop a herd health plan with a veterinarian
When talking about biosecurity/water what do you need to priortize protecting cattle water
supply from? - CORRECT ANSWER - Contamination
What injection should we avoid using? - CORRECT ANSWER - IM
If Using IM or SQ, Do Not Give More Than how many cc per injection site? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 10
What type of products should you never give by other routes (residues)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - IV
Should you use products with the highest or lowest dosage volume? - CORRECT
ANSWER - lowest
Where should you give IM and SQ injections? - CORRECT ANSWER - in the neck in
front of shoulder