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Dairy Cattle Basics

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






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






3. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






4. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






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






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






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






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






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






10. Brucellosis is also know as...






11. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?






12. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






13. NSC






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






15. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






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






17. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?






18. 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...






19. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.






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






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






22. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.






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






24. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?






25. FAS






26. When sanitizing milking equipment with water - the temperature must be a minimum of 170 degrees F and the utensils are to be under the flow of water for ____________ minute(s).






27. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?






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






29. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?






30. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?






31. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






32. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...






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






34. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?






35. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...






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






37. A switch on a cow is...






38. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?






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






40. GATT






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






42. Cow comfort has been linked to milk production in numerous research studies. Not an example of a way to improve cow comfort used by dairymen?






43. NRC






44. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...






45. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?






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






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






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






49. What are two methods for shortening udder hair?






50. Cows produce pheromones which...







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