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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. 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 ____






2. Young dairy calves frequently suffer and may die due to scours. The chief cause of deadly scours at this age is...






3. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?






4. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?






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






6. What are the four composite indexes calculated by the Holstein Association?






7. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?






8. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...






9. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.






10. BST is the acronym for what compound?






11. FARAD






12. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?






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






14. A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of ______________old.






15. Research has shown that by formulating lactating cow rations with proper amounts of certain amino acids - we can decrease the crude protein content of the ration and reduce _______________________?






16. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front






17. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?






18. A free martin is considered a...






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






20. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






21. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






22. NMPF






23. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






24. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?






25. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?






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






27. Cattle grazing stressed on wilted hybrid sorghum/Johnson grass type pasture - may die as a result of ________________.






28. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...






29. What is lactogenesis?






30. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?






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






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






33. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...






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






35. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?






36. PTAT






37. The major advantage of a 'low-line' milk line as compared to the older 'high-line' is...






38. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...






39. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?






40. NRC






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






42. In the reproductive tract of a dairy cow - how many uterine horns are there?






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






44. The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than nutrients that she is consuming in feed is called...






45. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






46. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






47. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...






48. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?






49. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.






50. The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ________?