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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.






2. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






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






4. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?






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






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






7. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.






8. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






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






10. What state agency regulates waste management?






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






12. Foot Rot is scientifically known as what?






13. When compared to normal corn silage - brown mid-rib corn silage has more energy and high digestibility. This is due largely to its lower content of__________.






14. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?






15. A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?






16. All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?






17. The circulatory system of a dairy cow is very important to milk production. A dairy cow must circulate about _________ of blood for each pound of milk produced.






18. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?






19. Dairy producers are particularly watchful for zoonotic diseases in their herd. Zoonotic diseases are defined as those that...






20. NRC






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






22. Dairy rations - especially those for high producing cows - may be buffered to maintain a desirable rumen pH. The most common buffering agent for this is...






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






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






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






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






27. 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?






28. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?






29. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?






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






31. BST is the acronym for what compound?






32. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?






33. The most costly form of mastitis is?






34. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






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






36. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?






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






38. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?






39. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...






40. HTST is a ______________






41. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency






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






43. Research has shown that by formulating lactating cow rations with proper amounts of certain amino acids - we can decrease the crude protein content of the ration and reduce _______________________?






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






45. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?






46. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...






47. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.






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






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






50. NFO