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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...
Guernsey
Listeria
5-9 years old
Parathyroid gland
2. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...
1957
Vitamin A
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Jersey
3. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?
Post-synch
9%
Jersey
Between 6.0 and 6.5
4. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
8.62 pounds
Black leg
Cryoscope
5. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...
Dairy Comp 305
Fat
25-30
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
6. In the reproductive tract of a dairy cow - how many uterine horns are there?
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Two
Laminitis
A negatively charged ion
7. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
1957
Roughage
Rolling Herd Average
8. The rumen of a cow is located...
Left side of the body
Sickle hocked
100%
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
9. PTAT
Rump
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Fat residue
10. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.
Twelve
Faster
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.
.39%
11. What is subcutaneous injection?
Copper
Administered under the skin
Prussic acid poisoning
Calcium
12. PTAT
Mycotoxins
Symbiotic
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Ringworm
13. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...
Cheese
Holstein
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Heat detection and conception rates
14. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...
Body weight
2.25
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
Administered in the muscle
15. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
High-producing pregnant cows
Basic Formula Price
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
16. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
10 days
Plate chiller
Roughage
Calories
17. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...
9%
72
80
Restraint and control of the animal
18. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?
Rear feet and legs
Water
18
1
19. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?
Vitamin A
10
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Epinephrine
20. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...
Mastitis
To give birth
87%
Symbiotic
21. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?
Guernsey and Jersey
10
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Milking Shorthorn
22. 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?
Carbon
Faster
Duodenum
Drug residue
23. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...
14 days
Plate chiller
Follicle stimulating hormone
40 gallons
24. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.
Cheese
Increase - 5
To add a concentrated form of energy
Follicular and luteal
25. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?
Back flushing
50-80%
Udder
20000000
26. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...
Calcium
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Rolling Herd Average
Four or more times
27. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?
Large Plastic Bags
Cystic
Streptococus agalactae
Small Intestine
28. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...
Small intestine
Longer than 1.5 inches
Small Intestine
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
29. 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...
Reproductive failure
Progesterone
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
Direct Microscopic Counts
30. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Sire conception rate
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
40/60
31. 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
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Total Production Index
Silage
Ringworm
32. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Mammals
Propionic acid
Extremely fat
33. GATT
Two
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Citrate
34. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?
European Union
Preparing cows properly
Poll
Brown Swiss
35. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.
United States Dairy Export Council
5
40/60
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
36. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...
80
Poll
Oxytocin
Vitamin B
37. What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?
Calories
Net Energy
After each use
25%
38. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?
Milking Shorthorn
Poll
Basic Formula Price
Poor
39. Heritability for milk production in dairy cattle is...
Post-synch
30%
Brown Swiss
Corpus Luteum
40. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.
Mastitis
20-30%
Urea
Hardware disease
41. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...
Epinephrine
Farm Service Agency
3.5-4.0
Displaced abomasum
42. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?
Cheddar
% Protein
Heat detection and conception rates
Water
43. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.
60
400‐500 gallons
Abomasum
Cheddar cheese
44. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?
Mastitis
MyDairy
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
Calcium
45. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?
Symbiotic
Lignin
Attract the opposite sex
282 days
46. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
20000000
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
100%
47. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?
25 gallons
Oxytocin
Methane
Total Production Index
48. 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
Rolling Herd Average
Fat
50
49. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?
2.25
Energy
Basic Formula Price
Dished
50. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.
Faster
Twice/day
XY
Vitamin A