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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. What is intra musclular injection?






2. What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?






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






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






5. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?






6. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...






7. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?






8. In dairy cows - What is the name of the disease caused by the organisms Staph Aureus - Strep Uberis - and Klebsiella?






9. NAFTA






10. What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?






11. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...






12. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?






13. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?






14. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






15. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






16. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.






17. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






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






19. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.

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






21. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...






22. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.






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






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






25. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.






26. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?






27. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.






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






29. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...






30. BFP






31. What units are used to measure energy?






32. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?






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






34. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?






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






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






37. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






38. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?






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






40. USAHA






41. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.






42. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?






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






44. What is a cation?






45. The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than nutrients that she is consuming in feed is called...






46. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






47. What is intravenous injection?






48. Brucellosis is also know as...






49. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?






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