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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. When does the greatest mammary tissue growth occur during a cow's life?






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






3. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?






4. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






5. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?






6. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.






7. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...






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






9. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?






10. GnRH






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






12. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...






13. BFP






14. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






15. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...






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






17. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?






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






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






20. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...






21. What is subcutaneous injection?






22. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?






23. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






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






25. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?






26. 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?






27. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






28. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?






29. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?






30. The medical name tarsal hygroma - a commonaliment of dairy cows is commonly called...






31. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency






32. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






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






34. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.






35. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?






36. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?






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






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






39. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?






40. NSC






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






42. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






43. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?






44. The circulatory system of a dairy cow is very important to milk production. A dairy cow must circulate about _________ of blood for each pound of milk produced.






45. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?






46. Lactation is unique to _________.






47. NAFTA






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






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






50. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?