Question: Improper handling of livestock shortly before slaughter can result in a number of carcass quality problems, including bruises, dark cutters, and pale,soft and exudative meat.

True

False

Question: Quality assurance is based on the concept of HACCP - Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points. HACCP is a process of determining what could go wrong, planning to avoid it, and correcting problems when they exist. What is the final critical step of HACCP and quality assurance?

report all problems to USDA

establish records and document what you've done

establish a relationship with a veterinarian

eliminate all potential hazards

Question: Which of the following is NOT considered a Good Management Practice (GMP) for handling feed?

Store all chemicals (pesticides, lubricants, etc) away from feed supplies.

Test all incoming loads of feed for chemical residues.

Equipment, such as a loader, which is used to handle feed and handle other materials (such as manure or dead animals) must be thoroughly cleaned before handling feed.

Question: A veterinarian may legally prescribe for a medicated feed additive to be used in a way other than directed on the product label.

true

false

Question: When handling vaccines you should

leave them on the dash of your pickup until you need them

not worry about how long MLV (modified live virus) vaccines have been mixed

keep them in a cool place while processing cattle

Question: Which of the following is NOT an acceptable feed for cattle, because of concerns about the possible presence of the agents that cause Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)?

meat and bone meal derived from sheep or cattle

corn gluten meal

soybean meal

tallow

Question: The following record was made for a medication that was given: "Market Steer #502 given 10 cc of Omnibiotic on June 15 by Tom Jones." For proper quality assurance records, what is missing?

nothing - all necessary information is there

serial/lot number of product

route and location of administration

withdrawal time

all (b,c,d) of the above should be recorded

Question: All intramuscular injections should be given:

in front of the shoulder

using a 16 gauge or larger needle

using a ½" long needle

along the ribs

Question: If the calculated does of an injectable medication is 24 cc, how should the injection be given?

all 24 cc in one site

two 12 cc doses on opposite sides of the neck

three, 8 cc doses all in different places of the neck

Question: What should be used to clean a syringe that will be used to vaccinate with a MLV (modified live virus) vaccine?

Distilled, boiling water

Alcohol

Hot soapy water

All of the above can be used

Question: Separating cattle by size, group or type prior to shipping is appropriate and may help ease the stress of moving.

True

False

Question: If an medication label says the drug is only to be used on hogs, can it ever legally be used on cattle?

no, never

yes, if you've used it before and it has worked

yes, if prescribed by a veterinarian

Both b and c

Question: Medications that can be purchased at general supply stored and legally used without being prescribed by a veterinarian are:

drugs without withdrawal times

extra-label drug

over the counter drugs

prescription drugs

Question: Which of the following would NOT be a potential biosecurity threat to a livestock operation?

Letting animals run off your trailer at a salebarn and then run back on your trailer

quarantining newly purchased animals for two weeks before mixing them with the rest of your herd

leaving dead animals for rendering pickup near lots with feeder animals

wearing the same boots at the auction market that you wear at home for chores, without disinfecting them

Question: Which of the following does NOT need to be recorded after an animal has received a medication?

animal's ID

date given

size and length of needle

withdrawal time

all of the above must be recorded

Question: Which of the following is true regarding drug residue testing of carcasses?

testing is normally done on randomly chosen carcasses

additional testing is done on carcasses from herds with a history of drug residues

often a very high percentage of carcasses from youth livestock shows are tested

all of the above

Question: Giving injections in the rump or hind leg of an animal:

Is acceptable on cows or bulls that will not go to slaughter for many years, but is not acceptable for feeder or market animals.

Is acceptable for breeding and feeder animals, just not animals that will be marketed or slaughter in 3 months or less.

Is never acceptable.

Question: Effects of an accidental overdose is one of the considerations of the FDA when it is deciding if a drug should be over-the-counter or prescription.

True

False

Question: Mycotoxins are naturally occurring chemicals produced by fungi that can be found in grains and forages.

True

False

Question: Mycotoxins can cause

reduced feed consumption

poor production such as poor feed efficiency and rate of gains

negative health effects that may result in residues in meat products

all of the above

Question: Because they encounter more situations of rough handling where bruising can occur, non-fed cattle (market cows and bulls) have a large problem with bruies.

True

False

Question: The only approved location for implant administration is:

subcutaneously at the base of the ear

subcutaneously in the middle third (top to bottom and base to tip) of the back side of the ear.

intramuscularly, close to where the ear joins the head.

none of the above.

Question: Which of the following will help make handling cattle easier?

solid walls on handling areas

slatted fences in handling areas

a variety of paint colors in handling areas

Question: For vaccines to be most effective, it is important to keep vaccines out of direct sunlight and keep them cool at all times,

True

False

Question: Which would be the most appropriate needle to use when giving a 10 cc subcutaneous injection of a medication to a 1000# steer, knowing the medication was not unusually thick?

1½", 14 gauge

½", 14 gauge

3/4", 16 gauge

½", 20 gauge

Question: Abscesses in muscle tissue are cut out of the carcass and thrown away; however, the surrounding meat may still be less tender than it would have been if the abscess had never been there.

true

false

Question: Which of the following animals would be at high risk of having a violative residue?

a 1000# steer that received a double dose of a growth implant and that was marketed one month later.

Steers that had been receiving a medicated feed additive with a 5 day withdrawal, and were marketed 5 days after the additive was last fed.

An 800# feeder calf that was sold for market because it had been treated numerous times, (according to label or a vet's extra-label instructions) for chronic pneumonia.

None of the above - all should low risk of having a violative residue.

Question: Sometimes a drug that is approved for use in one species can be harmful to other species. For example, Rumensin is approved for cattle, but can be deadly to horses. It is required that the label list any and all species the drug may be harmful to.

True

False

Question: Dark cutters may result from stress on cattle prior to slaughter.

True

False