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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. 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?






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






3. Fresh milk - at a dairy - is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F within 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _______________ to accomplish this within minutes.






4. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.






5. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






6. 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...






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






8. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.






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






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






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






12. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?






13. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






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






15. In the ruminant digestive system - which to the following is the name of first section of the small intestine that is connected to the abomasum?






16. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?






17. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






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






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






20. A switch on a cow is...






21. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?






22. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?






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






24. Milking time is best reduced by...






25. What is subcutaneous injection?






26. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






27. A free martin is considered a...






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






29. Which one of the following describes biotin?






30. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.

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






32. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value of less than 70?






33. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?






34. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?






35. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...






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






37. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






38. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...






39. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?






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






41. What is a cation?






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






43. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.






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






45. What is a cation?






46. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






47. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...






48. How frequently should an average freshen?






49. BST is the acronym for what compound?






50. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...