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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.
Fat
During the first pregnancy
Brucellosis
You S Animal Health Association
2. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Negative net energy balance
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
3. CCC
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Holstein
Subclinical
Commodity Credit Corporation
4. USAHA
You S Animal Health Association
Parturient paresis
Guernsey and Jersey
A negatively charged ion
5. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?
Net Energy
Transponders
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Oxytocin
6. Quality forage is critical for acow's milk production. Many people evaluate hay based upon its green color; others think the color is a poor indication of nutrient composition. However - green colored hay is generally considered to have a higher ____
75%
70%
1957
Beta-carotene
7. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?
Swollen hock
Urea
5
Rumen and reticulum
8. NFO
National Farmers Organization
Modified Live Virus
Progesterone
Cystic
9. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
9 weeks
Guernsey
Enteritis
Brucellosis
10. FARAD
Faster
Neutral Detergent Fiber
European Union
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
11. All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
Abortion
40 degrees F
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
12. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?
3.5-4.0
Decreases - increases
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Niacin
13. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?
75%
Loin and chine
Jersey
In the cell wall
14. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?
2:1
Total Digestible Nutrients
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Lactose intolerance
15. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?
High-producing pregnant cows
75-79.9
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Poor
16. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
High-producing pregnant cows
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Registered Holstein Ancestry
17. What is intra musclular injection?
Dished
25%
Cryoscope
Administered in the muscle
18. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?
Brown Swiss
Urea
Milking Shorthorn
Blind quarter
19. NFO
Guernsey
National Farmers Organization
Two times
Niacin
20. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.
Increase - 5
Vitamin K
Rumen and reticulum
15 months
21. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet - which gland is simulated?
25%
Parathyroid gland
Disbudding
Cheese
22. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?
Zinc
Oxytocin
Pasteurizing system
To give birth
23. What is a cation?
Income over feed costs
Between 28 to 30 days
A positively charged ion
50
24. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
Between 14 and 35 days
Reticulum
Leukocytes
Longer than 1.5 inches
25. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?
Rear feet and legs
Cheddar
Claw
Large Plastic Bags
26. A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?
Registered Holstein Ancestry
.39%
50-70
Twelve
27. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.
50
Escherichia coli
Ringworm
Cheddar
28. Which reproductive condition results when the fetal membranes remain within the uterus for an extended period following parturition?
10%
Retained placenta
Sickle hocked
Cryoscope
29. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
70% moisture
Preparing cows properly
25-30
30. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
Duodenum
2:1
Non-forage Carbohydrates
35 to 40%
31. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?
Mycotoxins
Net Energy
Cheese
Oxytocin
32. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Net Energy
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Food safety and Inspection Service
Twelve
33. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Non-forage Carbohydrates
400 pounds
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Milking Shorthorn
34. Lactation is unique to _________.
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
Mammals
Cheddar cheese
Left side of the body
35. 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...
Interdigital phlegmon
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
Vitamin A
36. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...
Fats
6 hours
Mycotoxins
Epinephrine
37. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Nitrogen
Animal Improvement Program Lab
Arteries
38. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.
Decreases - increases
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Brucellosis
Milk fever
39. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...
Vibriosis
Oxytocin
50
After 200 days of lactation
40. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.
5
Rumen and reticulum
Jersey
Poll
41. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.
50
Brown Swiss
Calcium
Magnesium
42. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
1
25
Roughage
Integrated pest management
43. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?
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.
Left side of the body
60 days
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
44. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
5
North American Free Trade Agreement
Good plus
45. BFP
Basic Formula Price
25%
Integrated pest management
305 days
46. What percent of milk is water?
Holstein
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
87%
A B-Vitamin
47. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?
Oxytocin
Abortion
Leukocytes
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
48. IDFA
Vitamin K
20 to 24
Laminitis
International Dairy Foods Associactions
49. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Modified Live Virus
European Union
Attract the opposite sex
Displaced abomasum
50. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.
Jersey
Vibriosis
Administered in the muscle
The initiation of milk secretion