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Montana Beef Quality Assurance Certification Course

Beef checkoff
Funded, in part, by beef and veal producers and importers through their $1-per-head check off through the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and state beef councils by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Information to Record

According to the National Beef Quality Assurance Guidelines animal treatment records will be maintained with the following recorded:

Records should include specific information to track the following:

Selling Performance & Confidence

Animal performance can be optimized only if the livestock managers and handlers respect the animals themselves. Following and documenting our management practices not only improves efficiency — in the end it helps increase consumer confidence in the beef industry.

Consumers buy what they trust and confidence comes from trust — a trust we must earn. There are fewer and fewer of us ranchers and cattle feeders — and consumers don’t know us like they once did. In most cases their lifestyles are far removed from our lifestyles. Changes in demographics, government, media, etc. are making it even tougher and the standards required of us may seem impossible.

But, as Beef Quality Assurance practices are ingrained into our life’s work, the entire beef industry can stand up to the scrutiny and accountability demanded by beef consumers. It is up to you to determine where and how BQA fits into your management objectives.

And remember, cattle like people are never too YOUNG or too OLD to have a quality defect.

BQA is Everyone’s Job

Procedures

Processing

Calving

Breeding

Identification Methods

Herd Health Records

Feed Inventory

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Montana Beef Quality Assurance,
821 N. 27th St., PMB 159,
Billings, MT 59101,
406-896-9068(o), 406-671-0851(m)
cpeck@montana.edu

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Montana Beef Network,
119 Linfield Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717,
406-994-4323,
mharbac@montana.edu