Youth Pork Quality Assurance PlusTM

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Introduction

• Youth Pork Quality Assurance PlusTM
• A Program for Youth Pork Producers

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Pork Quality Assurance

• PQA - Voluntary educational program started in
  1989, it helps to
• Prevent violative drug residues
• Increase food safety awareness
• Increase awareness of proper animal care

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Why Pork Quality Assurance?

• Youth PQA PlusTM is composed of two main
  elements
• Food Safety
• Animal Well-being

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Packer Requirements

• Many packers require Youth PQA Plus certification
• County fairs, state fairs and other livestock
  shows may also require Youth PQA Plus
  certification

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Today, residue levels are lower than ever

• Youth PQA Plus provides a way to help
• Educate producers about drug residues
• Ensure the wholesomeness of pork and pork
  products
• Promote consumer confidence in pig well-being

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Food Safety

• Pork producers projects enter the food chain
• Producers Decisions Food Safety

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Food Safety

• Food Supply Continuum

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Food Safety
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Animal Well-being
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• Pork producers have a responsibility to
• Provide appropriate conditions so that pigs are
  healthy and in good physical condition
• Maintain and promote the pork industry tradition
  of responsible animal care through good animal
  care practices

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HACCP and Food Safety

• Hazard
• Analysis and
• Critical
• Control
• Points
• A system used in meat packing plants to help
  prevent food safety problems
• Regulated by the USDA - FSIS

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Hazards

• Three Main Hazard Categories
• Chemical
• Chemical residues in tissue including
  antimicrobials
• Biological
• A virus, bacteria, protozoa, mold or parasite
  that could cause foodborne illness
• Physical
• Broken needles or metal

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Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Program

• Good Production Practice 1
• Establish and implement an efficient and
  effective herd health management plan.

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Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Program

• Good Production Practice 2
• Use a veterinarian/client/patient relationship
  as the basis for medication decision-making.
• Good Production Practice 3
• Use antibiotics responsibly.

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Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Program

• Good Production Practice 4
• Identify and track all treated animals.
• Good Production Practice 5
• Maintain medication and treatment records.

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Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Program

• Good Production Practice 6
• Properly store, label and account for all drug
  products and medicated feeds.
• Good Production Practice 7
• Educate all animal caretakers on proper
  administration techniques, needle-use procedures,
  observance of withdrawal times and methods to
  avoid marketing adulterated products for human
  food.

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Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Program

• Good Production Practice 8
• Follow appropriate on-farm feed processing and
  commercial feed processor procedures.
• Good Production Practice 9
• Develop, implement and document an animal
  caretaker training program.

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Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Program

• Good Production Practice 10
• Provide proper swine care to improve swine
  well-being.

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Take-Home Message

• You are responsible for providing a safe,
  wholesome product for consumers

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Summary

• Your role in the food supply continuum is to
  provide safe food by producing pork free from
  violative residues and other hazards and do so in
  a manner that promotes good animal well-being.

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Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus