Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook

Table of Contents

Below you will find the table of contents for the Florida Cow-Calf and Stocker Beef Safety and Quality Assurance Handbook. You are also able to follow the links to online publications in EDIS that cover the material where available.

• Introduction
• History of Beef Quality Assurance
• Why Get Involved?
• What is Quality?
• Florida Beef Quality Producer Program
• The Basic Ideas Behind HACCP
• Food Safety Control Points
  • Injection Site Management
  • Best Management Practices - Injections
  • Residue Avoidance
  • Preventative Herd Health Plan
  • Best Management Practices - Antibiotic Use
  • Best Management Practices - Medicated Feeds
  • Best Management Practices - Chemical Residues
  • Best Management Practices - Feed Contaminants
  • Best Management Practices - Ruminant By-products
  • Best Management Practices - Beef Measles
  • Best Management Practices - Feed Toxins
  • Foreign Object Avoidance
  • Best Management Practices - Birdshot/Buckshot
  • Best Management Practices - Broken Needles
• Record Keeping for Beef Quality Assurance
  • Best Management Practices - Animal Treatment Records
  • Best Management Practices - Feed Records
  • Best Management Practices - Chemical Records
• Quality Control Points
  • Breeding and Genetic Selection
  • Utilization of Animal Health Products and Practices
  • Best Management Practices - Vaccination
  • Best Management Practices - Implant Use
  • Processing/Cattle Handling
  • Best Management Practices - Cattle Handling
  • Nutrition
  • Culling Management
  • Best Management Practices - Culling Management
• Appendix
  • NCBA Beef Quality Assurance Guidelines
  • Beef Quality Grades
  • Beef Yield Grades
  • Classification of Drugs
  • What Are My Responsibilities as an Animal Health Worker?
  • Approved Feed Additives and Medications for Beef Cattle
  • Feed Additives: Levels, Withdrawals and Legal Combinations
  • Feed Additives and Medications
  • Ruminant Ban Fact Sheet
  • Glossary
  • Sample Record Keeping Forms
  • Withdrawal Times for Approved Products for Cattle
  • Beef Withdrawal Time Chart

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