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2016 NBQA Market Cow and Bull
Transportation, Mobility, Antermortem Condemnation
Plant Name: ____________________________ Location: _______________________________ Date: ______________ Shift: ______________ Recording Institution: _____________________ Recorder: ______________________________
2016 National Beef Quality Audit - Market Cow and Bull !
Transportation and Mobility Data Sheet – Protocol Utilize one data sheet per truck.
Please use blue pen when completing the data sheets.
!Transportation!and!Cattle!Information:!Sample!size:!10%!of!trucks!that!arrive/day,!with!a!minimum!of!5!trucks.!!Samples!should!be!taken!interspersed!throughout!the!day.!!Data!recorders!should!visually!observe!the!trailer!type,!number!of!compartments!used,!whether!or!not!the!front!and!rear!upper!compartments!and!center!gates!are!used!and!the!number!of!dead!and!downer!(nonDambulatory)!cattle!on!the!truck.!!!Data!recorders!should!interview!the!truck!driver!for!the!following!items:!
• Trailer!dimensions!• Origin!of!cattle!(city!and!state)!• When!cattle!were!loaded!• Distance!and!time!traveled!• If!cattle!were!unloaded!at!any!point!during!transit!• Number!of!cattle!• Gender!of!cattle!–!differentiate!between!beef!cows,!dairy!cows,!beef!bulls,!
dairy!bulls.!If!the!load!is!a!mix!of!cows!and!bulls!denote!whether!or!not!they!were!segregated.!
• Number!of!dead!and!downer!(nonDambulatory)!cattle!on!the!truck.!!!DIAGRAM!!
!Source:!Master!Cattle!Transporter!Guide!!!!!!!!!!!
2016 National Beef Quality Audit - Market Cow and Bull !!!Mobility!Scoring:!Sample!size:!Score!100%!of!cattle!coming!off!the!truck.!!Cattle!will!be!scored!for!mobility!after!exiting!the!truck!once!all!four!hooves!have!contacted!the!flat!surface!of!the!loading!dock!or!alleyway.!The!NAMI!cattle!mobility!scoring!system!will!be!used.!!!
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2016 National Beef Quality Audit – Market Cow and Bull Transportation and Mobility Data Sheet
Date______________ Shift_______ Recorder_______________________
Entered by:_____________ Date:__________ Checked by:___________ Date:_________Revised 11/15/15 MKH
Sample size: 10% of trucks that arrive per day, at least 5 trucks minimum.
Trailer Information
Trailer Type Bumper Pull Gooseneck Single Deck Pot Belly Other:
Trailer Dimensions W:____________ (ft.) L:_____________ (ft.) Number of Compartments Used One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight
Use of Front Upper: Y or N Use of Rear Upper: Y or N Use of Center Gate: Y or N Origin of Cattle (City, State):
Cattle Unloaded in Route: Y or N
Date Loaded:
Time Loaded:
Distance Traveled:
Time
Traveled:
Time Zone Total Number of Cattle in Load:
Circle one: Beef Dairy Beef Dairy Cows Cows Bulls Bulls
Mixed (Cows and Bulls) Segregated: Y or N
Number Dead: Number Downers:
Mobility Scoring - Tally Beef Cows Dairy Cows Beef Bulls Dairy Bulls
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Downers
Antemortem Inspection
Condemnations
2016 National Beef Quality Audit – Market Cow and Bull !
Antemortem Inspection Data Sheet – Protocol Please use blue pen to complete data sheets.
Sample size: 100% of all cattle during one production day Following the conclusion of each shift, recorders should speak with the yards supervisor and USDA inspector to obtain a complete list of USDA Suspect and USDA Condemned animals for that shift. The reason for each suspect and condemned animal should be recorded and the animal sex and type should be circled.
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2016 National Beef Quality Audit – Market Cow and Bull Antemortem Inspection Data Sheet
Date___________________ Shift_________ Recorder__________________________
Entered by:_____________ Date:__________ Checked by: ____________ Date:________Revised 11/15/15 MKH
Sample size: 100% of all cattle during one production day
Reason for USDA Suspect Type of animal:
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Reason for USDA Condemned Type of animal: Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown
Beef Cow Dairy Cow Beef Bull Dairy Bull Unknown