Welcome to the Beef Quality Assurance Manual

Section 1

Introduction

Beef quality assurance history, thier objectives and certifications.

Section 2

Industry Quality Challenges

This section reviews the top quality challenges of the latest National Beef Quality Audit(NBQA). These quality issues include injectin site blemishes, excessive external fat, excessive seam fat, dark cutters, and inconsistent carcas size.

Section 3

NYS Beef Quality Assurance Guidelines

Guidelines for processing, treatment, and maintaining records, it is based on the National Cattlemen's Beef Association BQA Guidelines.

Section 4

Management Practices

Management Practices to support New York BQA Guidelines such as biosecurity, individual identification, records, antimicrobials, implants, feed source biosecurity, and animal husbandry.

Section 5

Critical Management Points

The New York BQA program is designed to assist producers in preventing product defects based on their individual operations.

Section 6

Record Keeping Aids

This section provides forms to help you keep track of medication given to animals along with information that may be useful in the event of defective medication.

Section 7

Interaction of Cattle and Public Health

Section 8

Appendix

BQA Acronyms, glossary, growth promotant implants, and extra label drug use requirement decision chart.