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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for absorbing excess water?






2. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?






3. A mutation where calves have little or no control over the movement of their legs is called...






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






5. Which one of the following describes biotin?






6. What are two methods for shortening udder hair?






7. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...






8. What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen - near the groin?






9. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.






10. BST is the acronym for what compound?






11. 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?






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






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






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






15. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...






16. The most costly form of mastitis is?






17. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?






18. What percent of milk is water?






19. FSA






20. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?






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






22. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?






23. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...






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






25. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






26. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?






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






28. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?






29. 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.






30. USDEC






31. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






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






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






34. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?






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






36. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






37. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.






38. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






39. What is a cation?






40. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






41. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?






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






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






44. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?






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






46. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.






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






48. What is an anion?






49. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?






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







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