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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ________?
Flank
Good plus
60 days
Beta-carotene
2. BVD
Sodium
Limber leg
Vitamin B
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
3. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...
4 years
Stainless steel
Energy
Total Digestible Nutrients
4. FSIS
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Food safety and Inspection Service
Rump
Niacin
5. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?
400‐500 gallons
During the first pregnancy
Mule-foot
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
6. NFO
Vitamin A
100
Follicular and luteal
National Farmers Organization
7. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?
Stainless steel
Udder
Hardware disease
Attract the opposite sex
8. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.
Four or more times
Feed
40 gallons
Abomasum
9. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.
Fat
Milk fever
Sodium Bicarbonate
Corpus Luteum
10. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?
PGF
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Inguinal
11. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?
400‐500 gallons
Mastitis
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Prussic acid poisoning
12. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...
Carbon Dioxide Gas
18
Twice/day
Mud - water - and manure
13. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?
After 200 days of lactation
Rear feet and legs
North American Free Trade Agreement
Urea
14. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.
Small intestine
101.5 degrees F
50
5-9 years old
15. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...
Limber leg
Omasum
Guernsey and Jersey
Poll
16. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?
Holstein
Preparing cows properly
Citrate
Water
17. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...
20-30%
5000000
Milking Shorthorn
Fats
18. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Transponders
Sickle hocked
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
XY
19. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?
Small intestine
In the cell wall
20 to 24
Nitrogen
20. What are two methods for shortening udder hair?
Rump
Clipping and singeing
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Digestive
21. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?
Between 28 to 30 days
Zinc
Holstein
45-55
22. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?
2:1
Jersey
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
23. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?
Guernsey
Brown Swiss
Interdigital phlegmon
To give birth
24. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.
Drug residue
Loin and chine
Direct Microscopic Counts
A positively charged ion
25. BFP
Basic Formula Price
Large intestines
Beta-carotene
5000000
26. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...
No less than 60% moisture
Bone calcium
5-9 years old
The weaving gait of affected cattle
27. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
Brown Swiss
Milking Shorthorn
100
28. USDEC
Direct Microscopic Counts
United States Dairy Export Council
Hardware disease
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
29. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Rump
Faster
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
30. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?
Brown Swiss
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Post-synch
Solids removal
31. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.
Sire conception rate
20000000
A minimum of every 6 months
PH 4.6
32. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.
Fat residue
Abomasum
Brucellosis
In the cell wall
33. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
10
After 200 days of lactation
Side by side (head out)
Water
34. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?
Animal Improvement Program Lab
3.5-4.0
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Rolling Herd Average
35. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...
Parathyroid gland
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Plate chiller
36. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?
24
Abomasum
Zinc
Inguinal
37. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______
Mammals
The initiation of milk secretion
Dished
Decreases - increases
38. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...
High-producing pregnant cows
50-80%
Reproductive failure
3.5-4.0
39. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.
85
Duodenum
6 hours
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
40. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Energy
Listeria
Animal Improvement Program Lab
41. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.
5
No less than 60% moisture
Chine
Omasum
42. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
3.5-4.0
Sole
Parathyroid gland
Recessive
43. In order to prevent bloat - the feed additive Poloxalene is often added to feed rations for cows that are grazing. Which of the following grazed forages are most likely to cause bloat?
Alfalfa and Clover
Jersey
Arteries
High-producing pregnant cows
44. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?
Carbon
Administered under the skin
High % of water
Propionic acid
45. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?
Holstein
Rumen
50 percent
Milking Shorthorn
46. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
Solids removal
16-18
Roughage
The weaving gait of affected cattle
47. A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of ______________old.
National Milk Producers Federation
4 years
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
72
48. The topline of a cow is made up of the...
Sickle hocked
Loin and chine
Potassium
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
49. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.
3 years
60 days
15 months
5
50. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
Sire conception rate
Decreases - increases
Claw