Missouri Beef Quality Assurance Manual

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Online BQA Certification

 

The Missouri Beef Quality Assurance Program (MO-BQA) is designed to improve standards of cattle handling and production by providing information on industry issues and practices that will benefit both the producer and consumer.

 

The program allows producers to maintain a fair value and a continued share of the market for their calves. The program provides producers a standardized tool to build the reputation of, and increase the demand for, Missouri feeder cattle.

 

In addition, the program increases the producers’ accountability for the product and allows participating producers to be more pro-active when dealing with cattle buyers, feeders, packers and ultimately, consumers.

 

The beef industry must improve the quality and consistency of its product and become more competitive with alternative protein sources.

 

For more information on Beef Quality Assurance review the online BQA Manual, go through online certification or visit www.bqa.org.

 

What is the difference between Missouri Stocker/Feeder Quality Assurance Program and MO-BQA?

BQA (or MO-BQA in Missouri) is the national beef industry program designed to build consumer confidence through education and promotion of beef quality assurance practices to beef producers. A written test qualifies a producer to be BQA certified by the Missouri BQA Committee. BQA certified does not mean MSFQAP certified.

 

The Missouri Stocker/Feeder Quality Assurance Program (MSFQAP) builds upon the principles of the BQA guidelines by assuring buyers that cattle at market with MSFQAP ear tags have undergone the vaccination and management requirements of the MSFQAP standardized health program. Producers are certified in the MSFQAP by their certified veterinarian after the veterinarian has trained the producer to meet the program’s requirements. Producers certified in the MSFQAP or the MFA Healthtrack program are accepted as BQA qualified and are exempted from taking the BQA test. These programs will communicate the BQA certification numbers to their producers.

 

Those who are not part of the Missouri Stocker Feeder Quality Assurance Program or the MFA Healthtrack program can take the written BQA test on this website or complete and mail the written test in the manual titled: “Keys to Successful Cattle Production.” But the BQA written test does not certify the producer in MSFQAP. To be certified in MSFQAP, contact your local veterinarian.

 

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