Educational Courses on Cattle Care
These courses teach methods for raising and hauling your cattle in accordance with BQA fundamentals. Topics involve cattle health, stockmanship, marketing, emergency planning, meat quality, biosecurity, fitness for transport, trip planning & loading, and emergency management. Please see the below options based on your role within the beef industry.
(Some BQA courses are also available in Spanish)
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Cow/Calf Producer
These courses are designed for cattle producers and personnel on operations that maintain cowherds to breed, raise, and sell calves. Calves raised may be intended for dairy and/or beef production systems.
Cow/Calf BQA Course
For those who breed and sell weaned calves.
*This course DOES qualify you for BQA certification.
BQA Transportation Courses
FARMER/RANCHER - Emphasis on gooseneck trailers
PROFESSIONAL DRIVER - Emphasis on commercial, semi trailers
*These courses qualify you for BQA Transportation certification.
Continuing Education Courses
Earn credits with these courses to recertify!
*These courses qualify you for BQA recertification only. Must earn 3 credits for recertification.
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Stocker/Backgrounder
These courses are designed for cattle producers and personnel who grow weaned calves either on pasture or dry lots prior to calves entering the feedyard.
Stocker/Backgrounder BQA Course
For those who grow weaned calves.
*This course DOES qualify you for BQA certification.
BQA Transportation Courses
FARMER/RANCHER - Emphasis on gooseneck trailers
PROFESSIONAL DRIVER - Emphasis on commercial, semi trailers
*These courses qualify you for BQA Transportation certification.
Continuing Education Courses
Earn credits with these courses to recertify!*These courses qualify you for BQA recertification only. Must earn 3 credits for recertification.
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Feedyard
These courses are designed for cattle producers and personnel who work with fed cattle during the final stage of cattle production.
Feedyard BQA Course
For those who work with fed cattle.
*This course DOES qualify you for BQA certification.
BQA Transportation Courses
FARMER/RANCHER - Emphasis on gooseneck trailers
PROFESSIONAL DRIVER - Emphasis on commercial, semi trailers
*These courses qualify you for BQA Transportation certification.
Continuing Education Courses
*These courses qualify you for BQA recertification only. Must earn 3 credits for recertification.
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA)
YQCA a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development.
Calf Care & Quality Assurance (CCQA)
The Calf Care and Quality Assurance program promotes a mindset — a way of thinking — that prompts calf raisers to approach management decisions with thoughtfulness and an appreciation for the responsibility they have to their animals, consumers, the environment, and the broader cattle industries in the United States.