Dairy BQA Training

The first portion of the Dairy Beef Quality Assurance (DBQA) Program is a classroom training session. This is composed of a 2-hour powerpoint presentation, which gives producers a look into the BQA manual and the guidelines for participation. The classroom session focuses on the best management practices that certified producers follow, ranging from feedstuffs and preventive health programs to proper injection site locations and record keeping. It is designed to provide dairy producers with the correct tools to ensure their cattle are produced in a manner that results in not only safe milk production, but in a safe and wholesome beef product as well.

The second portion of the DBQA program is the cowside training session. This is the “hands on” part of the training where producers are able to participate in cattle handling demonstrations, give injections properly, and see a necropsy done by a veterinarian. The necropsy demonstrates the impact of intramuscular (IM) injections by revealing lesions in the sites where drugs were administered. This portion of the training also gives producers the opportunity to talk to a veterinarian about proper drug handling and storage as well as illegal residues and injection site lesions.

Producers complete the two parts of the DBQA training in a one-day session and will then sign the BQA contract and receive their Certified Producer farm sign.

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DBQA Training Block 1

DBQA Training Block 2

DBQA Training Block 3