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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Why is fat added to dairy rations?
10%
To add a concentrated form of energy
Chine
5000000
2. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...
The weaving gait of affected cattle
Plate chiller
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
The bottom most part of the tail
3. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.
Prussic acid poisoning
Jersey
Sodium
Milk fever
4. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.
40 gallons
Lactose intolerance
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
Twice/day
5. In the ruminant digestive system - which to the following is the name of first section of the small intestine that is connected to the abomasum?
Feeding the cow
To give birth
Jersey
Duodenum
6. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
Listeria
Vitamin B
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
7. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?
% Degradable proteins
Between 14 and 35 days
Dairy character
Oxytocin
8. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?
Oxytocin
Milk on Demand
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Faster
9. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.
85
Relative Forage Value
MyDairy
Follicle stimulating hormone
10. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
40/60
Symbiotic
Guernsey and Jersey
11. The rumen of a cow is located...
Left side of the body
When it is proven that she will breed
Leukocytes
Ringworm
12. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?
305 days
Oxytocin
Cheddar
2.25
13. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
Copper sulfate
Alfalfa and Clover
Side by side (head out)
30%
14. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?
After 200 days of lactation
You S Animal Health Association
Vitamin K
Extremely fat
15. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...
Twelve
Beta-carotene
Holstein
After 200 days of lactation
16. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?
Cryoscope
30
Digital Dermatitis
100%
17. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?
Relative Forage Value
Udder
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
18. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.
Digital Dermatitis
85
Roughage
Fat residue
19. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Roughage
Small intestine
A B-Vitamin
20. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.
400‐500 gallons
50
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Dairy Comp 305
21. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...
Abomasum
Subclinical
Alfalfa and Clover
Black leg
22. BST is the acronym for what compound?
No less than 60% moisture
90-100
Bovine Somatotropin
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
23. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?
87%
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
MyDairy
Pasteurizing system
24. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.
Water
72
During the first pregnancy
Total Production Index
25. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?
305 days
Direct Microscopic Counts
Bovine Somatotropin
Nonprotein nitrogen
26. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...
Fat residue
Alfalfa and Clover
Hormones
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
27. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?
Udder
.39%
Subclinical
Bovine Somatotropin
28. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?
60 days
Dairy Comp 305
Disbudding
Swollen hock
29. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
9 weeks
In the cell wall
United States Dairy Export Council
30. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?
4 years
Feeding the cow
9 weeks
Between 6.0 and 6.5
31. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
Side by side (head out)
8.62 pounds
25
Black leg
32. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...
Rear feet and legs
Poll
72
Potassium
33. After a bulk tank is washed and rinsed - beading of water droplets is a sign of _____.
Fat residue
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.
Small Intestine
Side by side (head out)
34. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?
Jersey
Duodenum
Interdigital phlegmon
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
35. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
Duodenum
Potassium
Commodity Credit Corporation
20-30%
36. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...
Administered via blood vessels
Alfalfa and Clover
Restraint and control of the animal
United States Dairy Export Council
37. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?
Progesterone
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
Enteritis
20000000
38. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?
Claw
Basic Formula Price
GTPI
Registered Holstein Ancestry
39. Fresh milk - at a dairy - is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F within 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _______________ to accomplish this within minutes.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Propionic acid
Plate chiller
After each use
40. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?
Small Intestine
Rolling Herd Average
.39%
After each use
41. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters
Cystic
Pulsator
Between 28 to 30 days
87%
42. The topline of a cow is made up of the...
2.25
Loin and chine
20 to 24
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
43. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.
60 days
Mud - water - and manure
10 days
Mule-foot
44. What is intra musclular injection?
You S Animal Health Association
Drug residue
Administered in the muscle
40 gallons
45. HTST is a ______________
Pasteurizing system
Total Mixed Ration
Follicle stimulating hormone
282 days
46. A switch on a cow is...
The bottom most part of the tail
Sodium
When it is proven that she will breed
Vitamin A
47. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
Sole
Esophageal groove
Longer than 1.5 inches
Hormones
48. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?
.39%
International Dairy Foods Associactions
60
Administered in the muscle
49. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
Roughage
62 to 65% moisture
Dairy Comp 305
40/60
50. Why is fat added to dairy rations?
To add a concentrated form of energy
72
24 hours
Chine
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