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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?






2. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?






3. CCC






4. Fresh milk - at a dairy - is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F within 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _______________ to accomplish this within minutes.






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






6. What is subcutaneous injection?






7. The source of rennet (a substance used in cheese making) is...






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






9. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...






10. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?






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






12. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






13. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






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






15. What units are used to measure energy?






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






17. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...






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






19. FAS






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






21. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?






22. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






23. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.






24. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.






25. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






26. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?






27. Which of the following is an infectious disease?






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






29. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






30. Dairy cows need roughage to concentrate ratio of approximately ______________ to maintain the desired fat content in the milk.






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






32. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?






33. Dairy producers are particularly watchful for zoonotic diseases in their herd. Zoonotic diseases are defined as those that...






34. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.






35. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.






36. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?






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






38. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?






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






40. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...






41. Which reproductive condition results when the fetal membranes remain within the uterus for an extended period following parturition?






42. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...






43. When sanitizing milking equipment with water - the temperature must be a minimum of 170 degrees F and the utensils are to be under the flow of water for ____________ minute(s).






44. 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 ____






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






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






47. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?






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






49. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.






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