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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.






2. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?






3. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






4. GATT






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






6. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?






7. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?






8. What percent of milk is water?






9. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...






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






11. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






12. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?






13. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?






14. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






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






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






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






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






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






20. The rumen of a cow is located...






21. NMPF






22. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?






23. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






24. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






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






26. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?






27. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?






28. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...






29. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?






30. USDEC






31. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...






32. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?






33. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?






34. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






35. Cows produce pheromones which...






36. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?






37. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






38. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?






39. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






40. Dairy rations - especially those for high producing cows - may be buffered to maintain a desirable rumen pH. The most common buffering agent for this is...






41. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?






42. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?






43. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. The topline of a cow is made up of the...






49. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?






50. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.