Beef producers and ranchers interested in promoting good cattle raising and management practices in an effort to strengthen consumer confidence in beef as a wholesome food product attended a Texas Beef Quality Producer training in Fort Worth Thursday. Attendees heard from Dr. Jason Banta, Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist, about improving food safety with thorough record keeping, careful maintenance and animal health programs, and making the right decisions to help produce the healthiest product possible for consumers. Dr. Ron Gill, beef cattle specialist, also spoke about beef quality concerns in regard to animal health, nutrition, genetics and low-stress handling procedures.
The BQA program is free and available as 1-day workshops in person and online at texasbeefquality.com.
Special thanks go to program sponsor Zoetis.
Helpful Links
Texas Beef Quality Assurance Program http://www.texasbeefquality.com
BQA Forms and Record Keeping Tool Downloads (pdf) (Word doc)
- Group processing/Treatment Map
- Mass Medication/Individual Treatment Record/Cattle Transfer Records
TBQP Handbook Online http://texasbeefquality.com/handbook.html
Beef Quality Assurance Online Learning http://www.bqaonline.com/
Texas Beef Council http://www.texasbeef.org
Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Service http://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/
Dr. Jason Banta http://overton.tamu.edu/faculty-staff/jason-p-banta/
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association http://tscra.org
Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health) http://www.zoetis.com
National Beef Checkoff Program https://www.beefboard.org/
Texas State Beef Checkoff Program http://www.texasbeefcheckoff.com
Texas Department of Agriculture http://www.texasagriculture.gov
Texas Animal Health Commission http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/
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