BQA CERTIFICATION FINAL EXAMS
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CHOICES
Pesticide products applied to the land and animals should be closely monitored. Which approach
should you use to optimize product use? ANSW✅✅D) Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
You are working with a cow that has been in your herd for several years. Due to previous positive
handling experiences, she is rather calm and tame. You could say her flight zone size is small.
ANSW✅✅A) True
Gaps between the ramp and transportation vehicle create which of the following? ANSW✅✅C)
Possibility of injury
As a cattle producer you are searching for an identification method to track birth-to-finish data on
your cattle. You work efficiently with computers and software programming and prefer electronic
data storage. Which identification method best suits the needs of your cow/calf herd?
ANSW✅✅C) Radio frequency identification (RFID)/Electronic identification devices (EID)
You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbor to foster onto animals in your
herd that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves have scours, and begin to
treat them immediately. Which record will you use to record this treatment? ANSW✅✅B)
Pesticide use record
You see an advertisement for a group of commercial cows for sale from a local ranch. You are
interested in buying the group, but would like to assess their Body Condition Score (BCS) in person.
The Body Condition Score is a useful method to determine the nutritional status of an animal by
evaluating and estimating body ___________ and ___________. ANSW✅✅A) fat and muscling
You evaluate a cow with a Body Condition Score of 3 (on the beef scale 1-9). Which of the following
is likely a true statement with this score point? ANSW✅✅C) The cow is very thin with no fat cover
on ribs.
Vaccinations should be administered in front of the ____________ to minimize injection site lesions
and trim in high-priced cut areas. ANSW✅✅A) shoulder
, When managing your health products inventory, all of the following are true except: ANSW✅✅A)
Use newer products first
A veterinarian should be involved in developing protocols and standards of procedure when making
euthanasia, culling, and fitness for transport decisions. ANSW✅✅A) True
Rather than euthanasia, treatment should be considered for each of the following situations except:
ANSW✅✅C) Animal's quality of life is not recoverable
You are working two groups of calves over the next two days. The groups are separated into two
different pastures, but you will be working them through the same working corral and chutes in a
central location. One group of calves has been overcome by pinkeye. You plan to vaccinate this
entire group. The other group appears healthy, and you will not need to vaccinate. According to best
practices for biosecurity disease containment, you should work the group of calves with pinkeye
first. ANSW✅✅B) False
Your family member raised three bottle calves as pets from an unknown producer. The calves do not
have health records. Now that the calves are older, your family member asked you to purchase the
calves from their herd to integrate into your herd. If you choose to purchase the calves, which of the
following should you do? ANSW✅✅B) Temporary quarantine
Newborn calves should be vaccinated and castrated within the first three months of their lives.
ANSW✅✅A) True
During a lightning storm, your hay yard catches fire. You are the first to arrive at the scene.
According to your emergency action plan (EAP), who do you call first? ANSW✅✅A) Fire
department
You are cleaning out manure in a barn with limited airflow. What PPE should you have on?
ANSW✅✅C) Dust mask/respirator
Branding serves as a permanent identification method for animals. Brands should be placed before
calves reach which age? ANSW✅✅B) Three months
A crowd pen can provide comfort to the animals as they are worked through an alleyway and chute.
Never fill the crowd pen more than __________ full. ANSW✅✅B) 2/3
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CHOICES
Pesticide products applied to the land and animals should be closely monitored. Which approach
should you use to optimize product use? ANSW✅✅D) Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
You are working with a cow that has been in your herd for several years. Due to previous positive
handling experiences, she is rather calm and tame. You could say her flight zone size is small.
ANSW✅✅A) True
Gaps between the ramp and transportation vehicle create which of the following? ANSW✅✅C)
Possibility of injury
As a cattle producer you are searching for an identification method to track birth-to-finish data on
your cattle. You work efficiently with computers and software programming and prefer electronic
data storage. Which identification method best suits the needs of your cow/calf herd?
ANSW✅✅C) Radio frequency identification (RFID)/Electronic identification devices (EID)
You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbor to foster onto animals in your
herd that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves have scours, and begin to
treat them immediately. Which record will you use to record this treatment? ANSW✅✅B)
Pesticide use record
You see an advertisement for a group of commercial cows for sale from a local ranch. You are
interested in buying the group, but would like to assess their Body Condition Score (BCS) in person.
The Body Condition Score is a useful method to determine the nutritional status of an animal by
evaluating and estimating body ___________ and ___________. ANSW✅✅A) fat and muscling
You evaluate a cow with a Body Condition Score of 3 (on the beef scale 1-9). Which of the following
is likely a true statement with this score point? ANSW✅✅C) The cow is very thin with no fat cover
on ribs.
Vaccinations should be administered in front of the ____________ to minimize injection site lesions
and trim in high-priced cut areas. ANSW✅✅A) shoulder
, When managing your health products inventory, all of the following are true except: ANSW✅✅A)
Use newer products first
A veterinarian should be involved in developing protocols and standards of procedure when making
euthanasia, culling, and fitness for transport decisions. ANSW✅✅A) True
Rather than euthanasia, treatment should be considered for each of the following situations except:
ANSW✅✅C) Animal's quality of life is not recoverable
You are working two groups of calves over the next two days. The groups are separated into two
different pastures, but you will be working them through the same working corral and chutes in a
central location. One group of calves has been overcome by pinkeye. You plan to vaccinate this
entire group. The other group appears healthy, and you will not need to vaccinate. According to best
practices for biosecurity disease containment, you should work the group of calves with pinkeye
first. ANSW✅✅B) False
Your family member raised three bottle calves as pets from an unknown producer. The calves do not
have health records. Now that the calves are older, your family member asked you to purchase the
calves from their herd to integrate into your herd. If you choose to purchase the calves, which of the
following should you do? ANSW✅✅B) Temporary quarantine
Newborn calves should be vaccinated and castrated within the first three months of their lives.
ANSW✅✅A) True
During a lightning storm, your hay yard catches fire. You are the first to arrive at the scene.
According to your emergency action plan (EAP), who do you call first? ANSW✅✅A) Fire
department
You are cleaning out manure in a barn with limited airflow. What PPE should you have on?
ANSW✅✅C) Dust mask/respirator
Branding serves as a permanent identification method for animals. Brands should be placed before
calves reach which age? ANSW✅✅B) Three months
A crowd pen can provide comfort to the animals as they are worked through an alleyway and chute.
Never fill the crowd pen more than __________ full. ANSW✅✅B) 2/3
