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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






2. NSC






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






4. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?






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






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






7. What is intravenous injection?






8. What is intravenous injection?






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






10. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...






11. 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...






12. Fermented forage plants relates to...






13. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...






14. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.






15. Quality forage is critical for acow's milk production. Many people evaluate hay based upon its green color; others think the color is a poor indication of nutrient composition. However - green colored hay is generally considered to have a higher ____






16. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.






17. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?






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






19. FSA






20. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?






21. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?






22. FARAD






23. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.






24. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






25. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?






26. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?






27. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?






28. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.






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






30. What is the scientific term for birth?






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






32. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?






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






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






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






36. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






37. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?






38. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...






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






40. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?






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






42. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?






43. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?






44. Corn silage - stored in upright - top-unloading silos - should be chopped at which percent moisture?






45. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...






46. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?






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






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






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






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