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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?






2. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






3. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






4. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...






5. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?






6. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...






7. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...






8. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...






9. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






10. What are the four composite indexes calculated by the Holstein Association?






11. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?






12. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?






13. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






14. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...






15. A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of ______________old.






16. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






17. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?






18. The most costly form of mastitis is?






19. In order to prevent bloat - the feed additive Poloxalene is often added to feed rations for cows that are grazing. Which of the following grazed forages are most likely to cause bloat?






20. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?






21. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...






22. What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen - near the groin?






23. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...






24. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...






25. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






26. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






27. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?






28. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.






29. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.






30. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






31. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?






32. 98% of somatic cells are...






33. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?






34. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.






35. What percent of milk is water?






36. What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?






37. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?






38. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






39. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?






40. HTST is a ______________






41. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?






42. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?






43. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?






44. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?






45. One form of biological pest management is a predator insect - that can be bought and released to help control flies at a dairy. Which of these is NOT true about these predators...






46. NAFTA






47. What combines the Predicted Transmitting Ability for protein - fat - type and udder composite index and ranks the animal on its ability to transmit a balance of these four traits






48. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?






49. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






50. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?