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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. Cheddar cheese accounts for ____ % of American type cheeses made in the U.S.
Mycobacterium bovis
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
80
Jersey

2. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?
Displaced abomasum
Digital Dermatitis
Bovine Somatotropin
Composting

3. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
A positively charged ion
750000
75%

4. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.
Integrated pest management
National Farmers Organization
XY
Fat

5. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.
5
101.5 degrees F
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Administered via blood vessels

6. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...
Holstein
Holstein
50-70
Mastitis

7. NFO
50-70
When it is proven that she will breed
National Farmers Organization
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex

8. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Net Energy
Brown Swiss
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis

9. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.
Black leg
Urea
Feed
72

10. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...
A negatively charged ion
The weaving gait of affected cattle
Holstein
Mastitis

11. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?
12-14 weeks
Prussic acid poisoning
A minimum of every 6 months
Feed

12. The medical name tarsal hygroma - a commonaliment of dairy cows is commonly called...
Cheese
20000000
8.62 pounds
Swollen hock

13. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
Two times
Reproductive failure
To add a concentrated form of energy

14. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...
Epinephrine
North American Free Trade Agreement
Pink eye
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals

15. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?
Bone calcium
1957
25 gallons
Integrated pest management

16. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?
25 gallons
Dairy Comp 305
Reproductive failure
Bone calcium

17. FARAD
Manure handling procedures
Negative net energy balance
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Carbon

18. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?
North American Free Trade Agreement
Progesterone
Small Intestine
Holstein

19. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
Sire conception rate
Two weeks prior to calving
National Farmers Organization
Mammals

20. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?
Brucellosis
When it is proven that she will breed
Left side of the body
Good plus

21. In a sire's proof - daughters' calving ease measures __________________.
Jersey
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
To add a concentrated form of energy
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

22. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Ringworm
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Cheese
Attract the opposite sex

23. What is the most abundant mineral in the body?
Longer than 1.5 inches
Bovine Somatotropin
Energy
Calcium

24. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?
Holstein
Digital Dermatitis
3 years
Dairy Comp 305

25. NRC
Loin and chine
NAtional Research Council
Oxytocin
5000000

26. Milk let down in a dairy cow may be stimulated by...
Calories
Feeding the cow
Citrate
Attract the opposite sex

27. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
Loin and chine
Guernsey
Total Mixed Ration
Poor

28. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?
Post-synch
Epinephrine
When it is proven that she will breed
24

29. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?
Feeding the cow
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
Black leg
Vitamin K

30. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.
5-9 years old
60
European Union
Cheese

31. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.
Feed
30
20
30%

32. NMPF
National Milk Producers Federation
Twice/day
Brown Swiss
Rolling Herd Average

33. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.
Chine
Vitamin K
Plate chiller
Oxytocin

34. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...
Sickle hocked
Premis ID
Loin and chine
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers

35. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
100
Sodium Bicarbonate
Transponders

36. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Energy
24 hours

37. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Sodium Bicarbonate
Silage
Potassium

38. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
Epinephrine
Flank
Water
Between 14 and 35 days

39. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
15 months
90-100
2.25

40. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
Copper sulfate
Feeding the cow
Bone calcium
Ringworm

41. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
Hardware disease
300 + degree
Energy
Drug residue

42. BFP
Rear feet and legs
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Basic Formula Price

43. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?
Bovine Somatotropin
Between 14 and 35 days
Cation-Anion Difference
Ringworm

44. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...
100
5000000
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.
Laminitis

45. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?
Abomasum
4 years
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Two weeks prior to calving

46. 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.
Beta-carotene
400 pounds
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Pasteurizing system

47. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
62 to 65% moisture
Nitrogen excretion
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar

48. Lactation is unique to _________.
Mammals
25
You S Animal Health Association
30%

49. BVD
Brown Swiss
Claw
Premis ID
Bovine Viral Diarrhea

50. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?
Nonfat Dry Milk
Lignin
Restraint and control of the animal
Digital Dermatitis