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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. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?






2. 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...






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






4. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?






5. What units are used to measure energy?






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






7. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






8. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.






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






10. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






11. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...






12. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.






13. CCC






14. USAHA






15. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?






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






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






18. Milking time is best reduced by...






19. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?






20. The typical lactation curve shows a dairy cow reaching her peak production about ________days into the lactation cycle.






21. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?






22. GnRH






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






24. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?






25. NMPF






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






27. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...






28. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.






29. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...






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






31. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?






32. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?






33. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






34. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?






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






36. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.






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






38. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






39. What is the USDA's AIPL?






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






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






42. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






43. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?






44. What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?






45. FARAD






46. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






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






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






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






50. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front