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






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






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






4. Fermented forage plants relates to...






5. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?






6. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?






7. Lactation is unique to _________.






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






9. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...






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






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






12. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






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






14. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...






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






16. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?






17. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?






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






19. 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...






20. A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of ______________old.






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






22. GATT






23. FSIS






24. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?






25. FARAD






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






27. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?






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






29. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...






30. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?






31. NMPF






32. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?






33. %DBH






34. EU






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






36. BFP






37. GnRH






38. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...






39. The most costly form of mastitis is?






40. What is an anion?






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






42. CCC






43. Which of the following is an infectious disease?






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






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






46. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






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






48. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.






49. What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?






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