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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Sponsors BQA Certifications from September 1- October 31

Beef Quality Assurance certification gives producers tools to provide the safest and highest quality beef to consumers.

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. Sponsors BQA Certifications from September 1- October 31

For the third time, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) is supporting the checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program by sponsoring all online certifications this fall for producers who enroll from September 1-October 31.

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. will pick up the $25-$50 certification fee for beef or dairy producers who are interested in becoming certified or recertified during this period. Visit www.BIVI-BQA.com to take advantage of the open certification period.

The BQA program is important to the cattle industry as it gives producers a set of best practices for producing a safe and high quality beef product. And for dairy producers, this offering is also beneficial as a large percentage of dairy calves and market cows make their way into the food chain.

The BQA certification modules are customized to fit the specific needs of each segment of the cattle industry – cow-calf, stocker, feedyard and dairy operations. The program covers best management practices such as proper handling and administration of vaccinations and other products, eliminating injection site blemishes, and better cattle-handling principles.

“One of the challenges that beef producers face is having all of their employees become BQA certified,” says Dr. Jerry Woodruff, Professional Services Veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. “Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.’s partnership with BQA helps offset some of those expenses, and we encourage producers and their employees to use the web-based training programs.”

More than 11,000 producers have taken advantage of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.’s BQA certification sponsorship. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.’s sponsorship also includes financial support of the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University, which developed the certification module.

“We are honored to be able to support the cattle industry through this sponsorship,” says Steve Boren, Executive Director of the U.S. Cattle and Equine Business Segments for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. “BQA education aligns with Prevention Works, our focus of preventing disease in cattle. We do this because it is the right thing for the animal, for the producer and for the consumer.”

To become BQA certified, or learn more about the program, visit www.BIVI-BQA.com.

 

Other Prevention Works resources:

Triangle® Vaccines Protect Prominent Cow Herd

Sound Herd Health Impacts The Bottom Line

Pre-Breeding Vaccinations Key To Maximizing Returns

Expanding The Cow Herd Can Bring In Problems

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