Mississippi Beef Quality Assurance Program

Mississippi Beef Quality Assurance Program (MS-BQA)

The Mississippi Beef Quality Assurance (MS-BQA) Program identifies areas in beef production where defects in quality occur. The MS-BQA Program is a cooperative effort between beef producers, veterinarians, nutritionists, and professionals from the Mississippi Cattlemen’s Association, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, MSU Extension Service, and MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, who believe that cattle managed under BQA guidelines will be less likely to contain a violative residue, injection-site tissue damage, or foreign metal such as a broken needle. The program asks everyone involved with beef production to follow the FDA/USDA/EPA guidelines for product use and to use common sense, reasonable management skills, and accepted scientific knowledge to avoid product defects at the consumer level. After all, consumers purchase what they trust, and their confidence is the basis of our industry’s and our children’s future.

MS Beef Quality Assurance Certification/ Recertification Training

DVD-Based Certification/Recertification

Contact Jane Parish in Extenion Animal and Dairy Sciences at 662-325-7466 to make arrangements to become BQA certified through DVDs from the 2006 Master Cattle Producer Program.

For BQA recertification, contact Dr. Carla Huston.

National Beef Quality Assurance Program Website

MS Beef Quality Assurance Program Reference Manual

Publication 2258 - Beef Quality Assurance Program (MS-BQA) Reference Manual

MS-BQA Certification Questions and Personal Contract

Beef Quality Assurance producer certification can be accomplished by attending a MS-BQA training and by completing test questions and the personal contract. Make an appointment to meet with your Extension county director or veterinarian to complete the process. These professionals should be able to answer or find answers to any questions you have about the reference manual and MS-BQA. Upon certification, you will be mailed a certificate that shows you have completed the MS-BQA materials and understand the MS-BQA guidelines.

MS-BQA Certification Questions and Personal Contract

MS-BQA Coordinator

For more information about the MS-BQA program, contact Dr. Carla Huston at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Carla Huston, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Mailstop 9825

R1105C Wise Center

Mississippi State, MS 39762

(662) 325-1183 (office)
huston@cvm.msstate.edu (e-mail)