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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?






2. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?






3. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






4. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?






5. FSIS






6. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






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






8. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?






9. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?






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






11. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?






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






13. What is intravenous injection?






14. What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beginning of heat?






15. Dairy cows produce milk that is relatively high in B complex vitamins. Because they are ruminants...






16. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






17. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?






18. Feeding proper rations during the summer is important for both cow comfort and maintaining milk production. Which nutrient is most important during the summer months?






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






20. USDEC






21. NSC






22. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






23. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.






24. EU






25. Milking time is best reduced by...






26. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.






27. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?






28. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.






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






30. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?






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






32. In a sire's proof - daughters' calving ease measures __________________.






33. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?






34. A switch on a cow is...






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






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






37. HTST is a ______________






38. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?






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






40. What is an anion?






41. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?






42. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?






43. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...






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






45. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...






46. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?






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






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






49. When discussing nutrition - What does NPN stand for?






50. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...