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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...






2. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






3. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...






4. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?






5. What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?






6. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?






7. NFO






8. 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






9. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?






10. It is widely acknowledged that a calcium/phosphorus ration of about ______________ is best for a dairy ration since this mirrors that of the cows' body.






11. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?






12. What is a cation?






13. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?






14. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?






15. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






16. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






17. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.






18. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






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






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






21. The topline of a cow is made up of the...






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






23. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?






24. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?






25. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...






26. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?






27. PTAT






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






29. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______






30. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






31. 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?






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






33. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...






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






35. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.






36. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...






37. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.






38. What units are used to measure energy?






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






40. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






41. What is lactogenesis?






42. IPM






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






44. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...






45. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






46. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?






47. What is the scientific term for birth?






48. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?






49. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






50. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.