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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...
Guernsey and Jersey
Total Digestible Nutrients
Longer than 1.5 inches
XY
2. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?
Fats
Composting
To add a concentrated form of energy
Abortion
3. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?
Ringworm
50-80%
Sodium Bicarbonate
Calcium
4. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?
Energy
Brown Swiss
It has a lower vacuum requirement
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
5. What is the scientific term for birth?
To add a concentrated form of energy
Carbon
Nitrogen excretion
Parturtion
6. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?
Lignin
18
North American Free Trade Agreement
Sodium
7. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?
Blind quarter
5
Rolling Herd Average
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
8. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
6 hours
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Subclinical
Post-synch
9. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
Rumen
Swollen hock
1
Potassium
10. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?
Jersey
MyDairy
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Sole
11. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...
Poll
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Negative net energy balance
Between 6.0 and 6.5
12. NFDM
Total Digestible Nutrients
Nonfat Dry Milk
20 to 24
20000000
13. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?
European Union
45-55
Parathyroid gland
Mycotoxins
14. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
Ringworm
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Brucellosis
Roughage
15. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?
Follicular and luteal
High % of water
Alfalfa and Clover
Digestive
16. What is intra musclular injection?
Administered in the muscle
Lignin
Decreases - increases
Negative net energy balance
17. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...
5-9 years old
Cystic
Abomasum
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
18. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...
Digestive
Cheese
Digital Dermatitis
Abomasum
19. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...
Feeding the cow
Transponders
3.0
Large Plastic Bags
20. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...
Oxytocin
30 hours
6 hours
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
21. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?
16-18
Alfalfa and Clover
3-6 minutes
Large intestines
22. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.
Magnesium
Omasum
Fat
Solids removal
23. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
45-55
PH 4.6
750000
24. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?
Abomasum
Rumen and reticulum
.39%
Two weeks prior to calving
25. All milking equipment must be sanitized...
Rump
Dairy character
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
After each use
26. Which of the following is an infectious disease?
National Milk Producers Federation
Roughage
Ringworm
Abomasum
27. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...
Brown Swiss
Vitamin K
Basic Formula Price
Holstein
28. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.
Vibriosis
Mule-foot
Integrated pest management
18
29. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.
National Farmers Organization
Magnesium
Chine
Brown Swiss
30. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sole
14 days
Mule-foot
31. 98% of somatic cells are...
Leukocytes
After each use
35 to 40%
% Protein
32. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?
Integrated pest management
60 days
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
33. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?
Two weeks prior to calving
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
PGF
Rear feet and legs
34. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?
Hormones
Esophageal groove
10
Modified Live Virus
35. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
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.
Jersey
300 + degree
75%
36. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?
When it is proven that she will breed
Oxytocin
Plate chiller
PGF
37. What is intravenous injection?
75%
35 to 40%
Cystic
Administered via blood vessels
38. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.
Loin and chine
Beta-carotene
Guernsey
Black leg
39. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?
25 gallons
Composting
Preparing cows properly
400‐500 gallons
40. Dairy cows need roughage to concentrate ratio of approximately ______________ to maintain the desired fat content in the milk.
40/60
75-79.9
Rumen and reticulum
60 days
41. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
Vitamin A
Manure handling procedures
300 + degree
40/60
42. Lactation is unique to _________.
Mammals
National Milk Producers Federation
87%
Jersey
43. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?
Decreases - increases
Udder
Heat detection and conception rates
Dished
44. A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Twelve
1
60 days
45. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Between 28 to 30 days
Sole
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Vitamin B
46. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.
Reticulum
Four or more times
The bottom most part of the tail
You S Animal Health Association
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
1957
Total Production Index
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
48. What is a cation?
1
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
A positively charged ion
Holstein
49. Brucellosis is also know as...
101.5 degrees F
Lignin
Back flushing
Bangs
50. The circulatory system of a dairy cow is very important to milk production. A dairy cow must circulate about _________ of blood for each pound of milk produced.
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Parathyroid gland
400 pounds
Calories