Beef Quality Assurance education and practices remain one of the more important efforts for and by cattle producers. Ongoing support and leadership from veterinarians is vital to continue seeing producer successes and consistent quality beef products. BQA-certified operations are estimated to provide 85 percent of U.S. fed-beef.
Julia Herman, DVM, MS, DACVPM, shares the breadth of the total quality management resources available to veterinary teams to assess producer operations and educate producer employee groups across all aspects of production in the article linked here.
Source: Bovine Veterinarian, May/June 2024. Link.
Veterinarians are important to enacting, teaching and sharing BQA principles and resources with their clients.”
INSIGHTS: Over the years, veterinary teams and manufacturer reps have partnered to host gatherings focused on BQA-based improvements. These have been well-attended and value has been demonstrated for all involved. Consider scheduling an event soon if it has been a while since hosting or attending an event.