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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. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...






2. Lactation is unique to _________.






3. NFDM






4. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...






5. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






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






7. The major advantage of a 'low-line' milk line as compared to the older 'high-line' is...






8. 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?






9. What is intra musclular injection?






10. GnRH






11. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?






12. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...






13. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?






14. The most costly form of mastitis is?






15. USAHA






16. BST is the acronym for what compound?






17. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?






18. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?






19. Which one of the following describes biotin?






20. How frequently should an average freshen?






21. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?






22. What is intravenous injection?






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






24. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'dairy strength' accounts for how many points?






25. Lactation is unique to _________.






26. What is lactogenesis?






27. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?






28. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?






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






30. How many das into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?






31. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






32. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?






33. USAHA






34. USDEC






35. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...






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






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






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






39. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?






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






41. 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...






42. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.






43. Cheddar cheese accounts for ____ % of American type cheeses made in the U.S.






44. Young dairy calves frequently suffer and may die due to scours. The chief cause of deadly scours at this age is...






45. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?






46. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?






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






48. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?






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






50. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?