The KY/NC SRQA Program (Small Ruminant Quality Assurance)  is a 1.5 hour certification program that helps producers understand:

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The goals of Quality Assurance

• Proper equipment needed

• How to read a medicine label

• How to read medicated feed tags

• Veterinary Feed Directives

• Prescription use of injectable, oral and water soluble antibiotics

• Antibiotic stewardship

• Record keeping

• Biosecurity issues

• Scrapie tag information

• Animal welfare issues

To receive your KY/NC SRQA certificate, just complete these 4 steps:

1) Register for the course (you have 30 days to access the material); $5/person

2) Take the Pre-test

3) Watch the videos

4) Take the Post-test

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Participants must receive an 80% or higher on the post-test to receive credit for the course. Once you have graduated, you will receive your certificate, which is good for five years. 

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Here is what graduates will receive:

1)Certification Number to use on CAIP applications.

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2) Certificate of Completion to show at your Farmers' Market booth, livestock shows, or in your barn.

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3) "I am Quality Assured" sticker template so you can visibly show your commitment on your products.

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4) Instructions on how to purchase and create the "I am Quality Assured" stickers. 

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5) "I am Quality Assured" graphic to use on social media, websites, and emails. 

Learn more at https://www.kysheepandgoat.org/srqa.