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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______






2. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






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






4. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






5. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?






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






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






8. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?






9. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...






10. Corn silage - stored in upright - top-unloading silos - should be chopped at which percent moisture?






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






12. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?






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






14. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...






15. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.






16. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






17. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






18. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...






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






20. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






21. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?






22. EU






23. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?






24. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?






25. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...






26. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?






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






28. FSA






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






30. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?






31. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






32. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






33. Milking time is best reduced by...






34. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?






35. What is the largest cost on most U.S. dairy farms?






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






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






38. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?






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






40. What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?






41. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...






42. What combines the Predicted Transmitting Ability for protein - fat - type and udder composite index and ranks the animal on its ability to transmit a balance of these four traits






43. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?






44. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?






45. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






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






47. In the reproductive tract of a dairy cow - how many uterine horns are there?






48. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...






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






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







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