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NON-HORMONE TREATED CATTLE
Includes Source & Age (SAV)
It's simple – don’t administer or feed hormones or beta-agonists to your NHTC cattle. But, if they're too important to to give up entirely, then just take a few steps (that you’re probably already doing) to manage the calves in a way which assures NHTC calves are never sold as NHTC.
What's Required to Be Verified?
OVERVIEW
If you feed or administer hormones or beta-agonists, make sure the NHTC calves are segregated and/or identified differently from the non-conforming animals.
With the NHTC Program, we need a few more details such as what hormones are fed or administered to any cattle (if that even applies). We need to understand where you keep them and how you identify the cattle that receive them.
If you haven’t felt the need to track things that tightly, don’t sweat it. We provide training and all of the template forms you need to make your life easier. And don’t worry, the paperwork is not nearly as cumbersome as you may think.
REQUIREMENTS
Cattle can’t ever receive growth hormones or beta agonists
Any cattle receiving hormones or beta agonists must be identified in a way that indicates they no longer qualify for NHTC
All NHTC cattle MUST have a Program Compliant Tag (PCT) before they leave the ranch
Only home raised cattle qualify
Verify all Commercial and Pre-Mixed feeds by manufacturer with a feed tag/label and letter of guarantee (we can help)
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