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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?






2. NFO






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






4. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...






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






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






7. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...






8. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?






9. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?






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






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






12. What are two methods for shortening udder hair?






13. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?






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






15. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






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






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






18. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?






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






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






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






22. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.






23. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






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






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






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






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






28. FARAD






29. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.






30. Dairy cows need roughage to concentrate ratio of approximately ______________ to maintain the desired fat content in the milk.






31. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?






32. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?






33. The major advantage of a 'low-line' milk line as compared to the older 'high-line' is...






34. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...






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






36. BVD






37. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.






38. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?






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






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






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






42. The medical name tarsal hygroma - a commonaliment of dairy cows is commonly called...






43. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






44. What is the most abundant mineral in the body?






45. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?






46. What are the four composite indexes calculated by the Holstein Association?






47. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






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






49. The most costly form of mastitis is?






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