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feedlot final Questions with Correct
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What are Beef Quality Assurance Programs (BQA) and
what is their relevance? What are some components that
would go into beef quality assurance in a feedyard?
Ans: Beef quality assurance programs are
standards/practices that help contribute to the overall
consistency, safety, quality of beef produced by many
different people. Some componenets of a BQA program
would be animal handling, bunk management,
documentation of health treatments, etc.
Though BQA are not mandated, do many feedyards
provide some type of training?
Ans: Yes, some feedlots will provide training in one or
more of the aforementioned BQA practices.
Who is responsible for developing BQA guidelines?
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Ans: BQA guidelines are created by national and local
producer organizations with the help of producers/
individuals in the cattle industry. The guidelines can be
created for many reasons, some of them being; in order
to improve product quality, abide by government
regulations(veterinary feed directive), or because of
social pressures. (natural, humane treatment, etc.)
Describe the role of the consulting nutritionist.
Ans: A consulting nutritionist is hired to influence
management decisions within feedlots. Nutritionists look at
ration makeup to determine what is best suited for each
feedlot. Ultimately, their goal is to increase production
while decreasing costs. This can be through the addition
of production enhancing technologies, or through the
adjustment of feedstuffs incorporated in diets.
According to Dr. Turgeon, what are the 5 R's of cattle
feeding, and of those 5 R's, which is the most important?
Ans: Right feed, right pen, right amount, right TIME (+/- 5
min) , right way
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feedlot final Questions with Correct
Answers for Specific Exam Mail
What are Beef Quality Assurance Programs (BQA) and
what is their relevance? What are some components that
would go into beef quality assurance in a feedyard?
Ans: Beef quality assurance programs are
standards/practices that help contribute to the overall
consistency, safety, quality of beef produced by many
different people. Some componenets of a BQA program
would be animal handling, bunk management,
documentation of health treatments, etc.
Though BQA are not mandated, do many feedyards
provide some type of training?
Ans: Yes, some feedlots will provide training in one or
more of the aforementioned BQA practices.
Who is responsible for developing BQA guidelines?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: BQA guidelines are created by national and local
producer organizations with the help of producers/
individuals in the cattle industry. The guidelines can be
created for many reasons, some of them being; in order
to improve product quality, abide by government
regulations(veterinary feed directive), or because of
social pressures. (natural, humane treatment, etc.)
Describe the role of the consulting nutritionist.
Ans: A consulting nutritionist is hired to influence
management decisions within feedlots. Nutritionists look at
ration makeup to determine what is best suited for each
feedlot. Ultimately, their goal is to increase production
while decreasing costs. This can be through the addition
of production enhancing technologies, or through the
adjustment of feedstuffs incorporated in diets.
According to Dr. Turgeon, what are the 5 R's of cattle
feeding, and of those 5 R's, which is the most important?
Ans: Right feed, right pen, right amount, right TIME (+/- 5
min) , right way
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