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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?






2. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.






3. NFDM






4. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?






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






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






7. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






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






9. 98% of somatic cells are...






10. GATT






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






12. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.






13. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...






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






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






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






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






18. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?






19. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?






20. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






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






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






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






24. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?






25. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?






26. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...






27. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value of less than 70?






28. Lactation is unique to _________.






29. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?






30. What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?






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






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






33. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...






34. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






35. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






36. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?






37. The rumen of a cow is located...






38. One form of biological pest management is a predator insect - that can be bought and released to help control flies at a dairy. Which of these is NOT true about these predators...






39. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






40. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...






41. What percent of milk is water?






42. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?






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






44. PTAT






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






46. HTST is a ______________






47. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.






48. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...






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






50. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?