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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. IDFA






2. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






3. When doing classification scoring - a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as...






4. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...






5. HTST is a ______________






6. The source of rennet (a substance used in cheese making) is...






7. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?






8. Research has shown that by formulating lactating cow rations with proper amounts of certain amino acids - we can decrease the crude protein content of the ration and reduce _______________________?






9. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






10. Lactation is unique to _________.






11. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






12. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?






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






14. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...






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






16. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?






17. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






18. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






19. When does the greatest mammary tissue growth occur during a cow's life?






20. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?






21. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...






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






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






24. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?






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






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






27. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.






28. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






29. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...






30. What is the scientific term for birth?






31. Cattle grazing stressed on wilted hybrid sorghum/Johnson grass type pasture - may die as a result of ________________.






32. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...






33. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency






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






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






36. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?






37. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






38. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...






39. The most costly form of mastitis is?






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






41. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?






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






43. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.






44. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?






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






46. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






47. In cows - salmonellosis infections are most common in those that have calved within __________.






48. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?






49. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






50. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...