BEEF QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
How does pre-harvest stress cause dark cutters? ANSW✅✅pre-harvest stress depletes muscle
glycogen stores resulting in an end product that dark, firm, and dry
Why should BQA apply to cull animals? ANSW✅✅sale of market cows and bulls accounts for 25%
of all US beef consumption
What 3 basics should you remember when culling? ANSW✅✅1. manage cattle to minimize
defects and quality deficiencies
2. monitor health and condition of market cows
3. market in a timely manner to lessen occurrence of disabled cattle
How can you visually reduce stress for cattle when being worked? ANSW✅✅solid walls on loading
ramps and chutes, eliminate shadows
How are curved chutes and solid fences helpful in reducing cattle stress? ANSW✅✅prevents
animal from seeing the end of the chute, takes advantage of cattle's natural tendency to circle
around the handler
To move a cow forward, where do you stand? ANSW✅✅behind point of balance at cow's
shoulder
Is it better to work cows individually or in groups? ANSW✅✅groups
What are the components of a good handling facility? ANSW✅✅holding pen, crowding pen,
loading chute, working chute, squeeze chute, headgate +/- scales
What does a headgate do? ANSW✅✅controls cow's head and keeps in place
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
How does pre-harvest stress cause dark cutters? ANSW✅✅pre-harvest stress depletes muscle
glycogen stores resulting in an end product that dark, firm, and dry
Why should BQA apply to cull animals? ANSW✅✅sale of market cows and bulls accounts for 25%
of all US beef consumption
What 3 basics should you remember when culling? ANSW✅✅1. manage cattle to minimize
defects and quality deficiencies
2. monitor health and condition of market cows
3. market in a timely manner to lessen occurrence of disabled cattle
How can you visually reduce stress for cattle when being worked? ANSW✅✅solid walls on loading
ramps and chutes, eliminate shadows
How are curved chutes and solid fences helpful in reducing cattle stress? ANSW✅✅prevents
animal from seeing the end of the chute, takes advantage of cattle's natural tendency to circle
around the handler
To move a cow forward, where do you stand? ANSW✅✅behind point of balance at cow's
shoulder
Is it better to work cows individually or in groups? ANSW✅✅groups
What are the components of a good handling facility? ANSW✅✅holding pen, crowding pen,
loading chute, working chute, squeeze chute, headgate +/- scales
What does a headgate do? ANSW✅✅controls cow's head and keeps in place
