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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • 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. NSC






2. Fermented forage plants relates to...






3. 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...






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






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






6. PTAT






7. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?






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






9. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?






10. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






11. NFDM






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






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






14. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...






15. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?






16. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...






17. CCC






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






19. 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...






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






21. In order to prevent bloat - the feed additive Poloxalene is often added to feed rations for cows that are grazing. Which of the following grazed forages are most likely to cause bloat?






22. GATT






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






24. What state agency regulates waste management?






25. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






26. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?






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






28. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?






29. 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).






30. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?






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






32. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






33. NMPF






34. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?






35. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






36. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...






37. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.






38. The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than nutrients that she is consuming in feed is called...






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






40. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.






41. Lactation is unique to _________.






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






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






44. What units are used to measure energy?






45. Heritability for milk production in dairy cattle is...






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






47. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...






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






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






50. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...