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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.
100%
GTPI
Brucellosis
Mammals
2. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Milk fever
5000000
20 to 24
3. USAHA
You S Animal Health Association
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
Roughage
20
4. FAS
Milking Shorthorn
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
3.5-4.0
Foreign Agricultural Service
5. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?
Total Mixed Ration
Cheese
Follicular and luteal
3.0
6. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?
No less than 60% moisture
United States Dairy Export Council
9%
Alfalfa and Clover
7. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?
Cheddar
After 200 days of lactation
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Magnesium
8. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...
Esophageal groove
Mycotoxins
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Sickle hocked
9. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?
Jersey
25
16-18
Brown Swiss
10. It is widely acknowledged that a calcium/phosphorus ration of about ______________ is best for a dairy ration since this mirrors that of the cows' body.
2:1
Recessive
After 200 days of lactation
14 days
11. What is an anion?
A negatively charged ion
10
25 gallons
Administered in the muscle
12. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?
Administered via blood vessels
Cheddar
Parathyroid gland
Manure handling procedures
13. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
Black leg
Heat detection and conception rates
5
14. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?
Sole
Feeding the cow
Abomasum
60
15. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?
Water
Symbiotic
Extremely fat
20
16. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
9 weeks
A minimum of every 6 months
75%
17. GATT
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Twelve
% Degradable proteins
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
18. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?
Transponders
Ringworm
Alfalfa and Clover
When it is proven that she will breed
19. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...
Leukocytes
Parathyroid gland
85
Rump
20. 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...
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
14 days
Drug residue
Holstein
21. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?
Rumen and reticulum
Cation-Anion Difference
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Holstein
22. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?
Cation-Anion Difference
Composting
Holstein
Niacin
23. What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen - near the groin?
Two times
Negative net energy balance
Brown Swiss
Inguinal
24. The major advantage of a 'low-line' milk line as compared to the older 'high-line' is...
300 + degree
Cheese
It has a lower vacuum requirement
After each use
25. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?
High-producing pregnant cows
Propionic acid
Sodium
Very good
26. Cheddar cheese accounts for ____ % of American type cheeses made in the U.S.
3 years
When it is proven that she will breed
Sodium Bicarbonate
80
27. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
High-producing pregnant cows
Sole
Displaced abomasum
Nonfat Dry Milk
28. The rumen of a cow is located...
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Left side of the body
Oxytocin
Animal Improvement Program Lab
29. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?
You S Animal Health Association
Abomasum
Corpus Luteum
Milk fever
30. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?
A minimum of every 6 months
PH 4.6
30
3-6 minutes
31. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Modified Live Virus
Mule-foot
50-80%
Jersey
32. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.
Side by side (head out)
Energy
Feeding the cow
25-30
33. Which reproductive condition results when the fetal membranes remain within the uterus for an extended period following parturition?
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
Longer than 1.5 inches
Progesterone
Retained placenta
34. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...
Large intestines
Omasum
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Administered in the muscle
35. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Composting
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Foreign Agricultural Service
36. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?
Hormones
Premis ID
Poll
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
37. 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).
Relative Forage Value
282 days
5
After 200 days of lactation
38. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?
Holstein
60 days
5-9 years old
Jersey
39. Which of the following is an infectious disease?
4 years
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Ringworm
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
40. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters
Pulsator
Claw
Milk fever
A B-Vitamin
41. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.
Epinephrine
70% moisture
Black leg
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
42. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
3 years
Potassium
Restraint and control of the animal
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
43. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...
Arteries
You S Animal Health Association
18
20-30%
44. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?
Heifer
Blind quarter
50 percent
75%
45. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
1
Digital Dermatitis
PH 4.6
Mycobacterium bovis
46. 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?
Alfalfa and Clover
Citrate
Drug residue
Poor
47. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
Retained placenta
Hardware disease
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
48. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...
United States Dairy Export Council
Longer than 1.5 inches
1957
Decreases - increases
49. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...
24 hours
Premis ID
Pasteurizing system
Heat detection and conception rates
50. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
Potassium
90-100
Between 14 and 35 days
Income over feed costs
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