BQA Certification Final Exams
What elements of the animal's health record should be transferred with the animal to the next production unit?
D) A complete history including all of the above
You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbor to foster onto animals in your herd that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves have scours, and begin to treat them immediately. Which record will you use to record this treatment?
D) Animal health record
You are preparing to fence line wean your calves. The veterinarian suggested you use preconditioning techniques to minimize stress in the animals. When a producer fails to precondition, calves may experience which of the following?
D) Decreased health and nutrition
Meat quality is audited for quality assurance. Beef quality defects can decrease the value of meat. A commonly discounted defect is a dark cutter (dark meat). This is likely not caused by which of the following?
D) Injections
Pesticide products applied to the land and animals should be closely monitored. Which approach should you use to optimize product use?
D) Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
You notice a heifer in your herd showing signs of pregnancy. An ultrasound confirms she is bred and due in one month. Overall, the heifer appears to be in good health. Which of the following is the most economic option for your herd?
D) The heifer should be separated to be monitored and given proper birthing conditions.
Feed additives can be an efficient way to administer antibiotics to an entire herd for the treatment or control of disease. What is the written order a producer must acquire prior to administering the antibiotic in this way?
D) Veterinary feed directive (VFD)
Food additives can be an efficient way to administer antibiotics to an entire herd for the treatment or control of disease. What is the written order a producer must acquire prior administering the antibiotic in this way?
D) Veterinary feed directive (VFD)
In most cow/calf operations, ______________ is the first limiting nutrient and often must be supplemented.
D) protein
Modified Live (MLV) and Chemically Altered (CA) vaccines should be mixed just before they are administered and must be disposed of after ______________.
A) one hour
Vaccinations should be administered in front of the ____________ to minimize injection site lesions and trim in high-priced cut areas.
A) shoulder
You've recently purchased a group of yearlings to add to your herd. You notice several of the yearlings have pneumonia and begin immediate treatment. Which record will you use to record this treatment?
(not "Pesticide use record")
When managing your health products inventory, all of the following are true except:
A) Use newer products first
If hauling during extremely __________ weather conditions, consider covering the slats of the trailer and avoiding stops.
A) cold
Cattle have a tendency to move from _______ areas to _______ areas.
A) dark, lighter
The Body Condition Score is a useful method to determine the nutritional status of an animal by evaluating and estimating body __________ and __________.
A) fat and muscling
You see an advertisement for a group of commercial cows for sale from a local ranch. You are interested in buying the group, but would like to assess their Body Condition Score (BCS) in person. The Body Condition Score is a useful method to determine the nutritional status of an animal by evaluating and estimating body ___________ and ___________.
A) fat and muscling
Having more and smaller pastures increases forage management flexibility. A) True When working cattle through a chute, stop cattle by moving __________ point of balance.
A) in front of
When working cattle through a chute, stop cattle by moving __________ point of balance.
A) in front of
Which of the following is true about access to your operation's Emergency Action Plan (EAP)?
A) EAP should be posted at various locations throughout the operation.
During a lightning storm, your hay yard catches fire. You are the first to arrive at the scene. According to your emergency action plan (EAP), who do you call first?
A) Fire department
After releasing bulls into your heifer pasture the day prior, you notice one of the bulls is now walking with a limp. The veterinarian assesses the animal and determines he has a fractured hip, can no longer breed, and is not treatable. What is the most economic option for your herd?
A) Have the bull humanely, and immediately, harvested if possible, otherwise euthanize the animal.
Which Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is recommended to be worn at all times when in direct contact with cattle?
A) Non-slip, steel-toed boots
You notice a pregnant cow aborted her calf. According to biosecurity management practices, you should:
A) Schedule blood sample collection with your veterinarian.
During a pregnancy ultrasound, a cow in your herd tests 'open' for the third year in a row. Overall, the cow appears to be in good health. Which of the following is the most economical option for your herd?
A) The cow should be given a finishing ration and sent for harvest
A veterinarian should be involved in developing protocols and standards of procedure when making euthanasia, culling, and fitness for transport decisions.
A) True
A written biosecurity plan, or SOP, is the most economic and effective means of disease control available for a specific facility or location.
A) True
Energy requirements vary depending on the frame size and condition of the animal, stage of production, and environmental conditions.
A) True
Having more and smaller pastures increases forage management flexibility.
A) True
Introduction of cattle who are diseased, carriers of the disease, incubating a disease, or vectoring a disease agent may spread disease in your herd.
A) True
Mud accumulation on cattle should be monitored as it is a measure of pasture/pen condition.
A) True
Newborn calves should be vaccinated and castrated within the first three months of their lives.
A) True
You are working with a cow that has been in your herd for several years. Due to previous positive handling experiences, she is rather calm and tame. You could say her flight zone size is small.
A) True
Animals with a poor body condition should not be transported. Generally, on the beef or dairy scale, animals with a body condition score of less than __________ should not be transported.
B) 2
A crowd pen can provide comfort to the animals as they are worked through an alleyway and chute. Never fill the crowd pen more than __________ full.
B) 2/3
You are preparing to wean your calves and intend to precondition your calves to minimize stress and maximize their immune system. How many days prior to shipping on to a stacker/backgrounder should you begin preconditioning?
B) At least 45 days
Expiration dates are irrelevant in animal vaccines.
B) False
It is not necessary to clean Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) after use as it will become dirty after the next use.
B) False
Once cattle are loaded, it is the driver's responsibility to ensure successful delivery, including specific drop-off locations, drop off times, head counts, and unloading instructions. At this time, the owner is no longer responsible for the animals.
B) False
When administering vaccinations to cattle, all needles are considered equal.
B) False
You are working two groups of calves over the next two days. The groups are separated into two different pastures, but you will be working them through the same working corral and chutes in a central location. One group of calves has been overcome by pinkeye. You plan to vaccinate this entire group. The other group appears healthy, and you will not need to vaccinate. According to best practices for biosecurity disease containment, you should work the group of calves with pinkeye first.
B) False
You've recently purchased three newborn calves from your neighbor to foster onto animals in your herd that have lost their calves. You notice the newly purchased calves have scours, and begin to treat them immediately. Which record will you use to record this treatment?
B) Pesticide use record
Your family member raised three bottle calves as pets from an unknown producer. The calves do not have health records. Now that the calves are older, your family member asked you to purchase the calves from their herd to integrate into your herd. If you choose to purchase the calves, which of the following should you do?
B) Temporary quarantine
You are administering a vaccination to an animal when the needle breaks inside the muscle. After an immediate evaluation and a surgical recovery attempt by your veterinarian, you are not successful in locating the broken needle. Which of the following is true?
B) This animal can only be harvested at a custom packer that is able to responsibly harvest the animal. The animal should be immediately transported for harvest and cannot be distributed into the public food supply.
Branding serves as a permanent identification method for animals. Brands should be placed before calves reach which age?
B) Three months
Providing adequate space on a trailer and utilizing trailer partitions benefits ____________.
B) trailer stability
When administering an antibiotic, a vaccine, or parasite control to an animal, the producer must consider __________ prior to harvesting the animal.
B) withdrawal period
Rather than euthanasia, treatment should be considered for each of the following situations except:
C) Animal's quality of life is not recoverable
You are cleaning out manure in a barn with limited airflow. What PPE should you have on?
C) Dust mask/respirator
There is a stream that runs through one of your pastures that you do not want cattle using as a water source. How might you keep cattle out of this area?
C) Fence off the stream.
You notice an old cow with a fractured leg that is not able to access the feed bunk or her water source. The animal is in obvious pain and distress. The veterinarian has assessed the animal and determined she is not fit for transportation nor treatment. Together you determine euthanasia is the most humane option. Which of the following options is the best method of euthanasia for this animal?
C) Firearm followed by exsanguination
Which of the following is not a biosecurity best management practice for strategic vaccine use?
C) Implement the parts of the vaccination plan that fit your to-do list.
Gaps between the ramp and transportation vehicle create which of the following?
C) Possibility of injury
As a cattle producer you are searching for an identification method to track birth-to-finish data on your cattle. You work efficiently with computers and software programming and prefer electronic data storage. Which identification method best suits the needs of your cow/calf herd?
C) Radio frequency identification (RFID)/Electronic identification devices (EID)
You evaluate a cow with a Body Condition Score of 3 (on the beef scale 1-9). Which of the following is likely a true statement with this score point?
C) The cow is very thin with no fat cover on ribs.
Which of the following statements about pesticide use is not true?
C) Unapproved products may be used if they are new to the market.
When integrating a new group of cattle into your herd, it's important to first locate ______________________ ones to house the new livestock prior to integration.
C) quarantine
The _______ of a pen should facilitate proper drainage such that water runs away from the feed bunks and does not pool.
C) slope
