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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
6 hours
Reticulum
Back flushing
2. Cows produce pheromones which...
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
16-18
20-30%
Attract the opposite sex
3. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?
25 gallons
87%
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
4. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...
Commodity Credit Corporation
Stainless steel
XY
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
5. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Dished
3-6 minutes
6. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?
Guernsey
9%
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Abomasum
7. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?
Lignin
3 years
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Side by side (head out)
8. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...
Holstein
Carbon
Listeria
Jersey
9. IPM
Jersey
Urea
Integrated pest management
Twice/day
10. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...
Water
Subclinical
Dished
Displaced abomasum
11. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
14 days
Bone calcium
Basic Formula Price
Small Intestine
12. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...
Reticulum
Bovine Somatotropin
Hormones
40 gallons
13. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Income over feed costs
PGF
14. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?
After 200 days of lactation
Parturient paresis
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
35 to 40%
15. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...
Sickle hocked
100
Enteritis
Large intestines
16. A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?
Methane
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
Twelve
Mastitis
17. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
Vitamin B
Claw
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Fat residue
18. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...
Bone calcium
Digital Dermatitis
Niacin
Stainless steel
19. Quality forage is critical for acow's milk production. Many people evaluate hay based upon its green color; others think the color is a poor indication of nutrient composition. However - green colored hay is generally considered to have a higher ____
Interdigital phlegmon
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Beta-carotene
Nitrogen excretion
20. When does the greatest mammary tissue growth occur during a cow's life?
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
25
During the first pregnancy
Jersey
21. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Restraint and control of the animal
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Modified Live Virus
Vibriosis
22. FSIS
Food safety and Inspection Service
9 weeks
Lactose intolerance
Cation-Anion Difference
23. Dairy rations - especially those for high producing cows - may be buffered to maintain a desirable rumen pH. The most common buffering agent for this is...
Sodium Bicarbonate
Reproductive failure
Twelve
400 pounds
24. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Niacin
60 days
Alfalfa and Clover
25. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?
% Protein
Milk fever
North American Free Trade Agreement
PGF
26. Lactation is unique to _________.
Dished
Leukocytes
Mammals
Food safety and Inspection Service
27. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?
Digestive
18
2.25
Nitrogen excretion
28. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.
% Degradable proteins
Guernsey
Food safety and Inspection Service
Magnesium
29. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...
Poll
After 200 days of lactation
Reproductive failure
Mycotoxins
30. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?
A minimum of every 6 months
10%
Magnesium
The initiation of milk secretion
31. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?
Vitamin K
Oxytocin
Udder
16-18
32. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
Sole
Calcium
Feeding the cow
60
33. NMPF
Left side of the body
National Milk Producers Federation
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
20-30%
34. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
Four or more times
20000000
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
35. Milking time is best reduced by...
Sickle hocked
Abomasum
Preparing cows properly
Good plus
36. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?
Symbiotic
Niacin
Cheddar
Parathyroid gland
37. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...
Sickle hocked
% Protein
Disbudding
Dairy Comp 305
38. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?
300 + degree
2000's
20000000
8.62 pounds
39. CCC
2:1
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Commodity Credit Corporation
A B-Vitamin
40. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?
Cheddar cheese
Two weeks prior to calving
Follicle stimulating hormone
Parturient paresis
41. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?
When it is proven that she will breed
Bone calcium
Chine
Vibriosis
42. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?
Drug residue
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Brucellosis
You S Animal Health Association
43. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?
Income over feed costs
Brucellosis
Oxytocin
Follicular and luteal
44. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.
Direct Microscopic Counts
Sire conception rate
Increase - 5
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
45. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.
9%
Rolling Herd Average
Digestive
Feed
46. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?
Milking Shorthorn
Foreign Agricultural Service
National Farmers Organization
When it is proven that she will breed
47. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?
Roughage
Abomasum
Digestive
Direct Microscopic Counts
48. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?
18
Progesterone
Dished
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.
49. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value of less than 70?
Follicle stimulating hormone
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
.39%
Poor
50. Brucellosis is also know as...
Fats
Attract the opposite sex
Bangs
Poll