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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...






2. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






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






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






5. What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?






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






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






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






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






10. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






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






12. What is subcutaneous injection?






13. What units are used to measure energy?






14. It is widely acknowledged that a calcium/phosphorus ration of about ______________ is best for a dairy ration since this mirrors that of the cows' body.






15. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?






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






17. How many das into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?






18. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...






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






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






21. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






22. A free martin is considered a...






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






24. USAHA






25. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






26. CCC






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






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






29. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?






30. A switch on a cow is...






31. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?






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






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






34. What is an anion?






35. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?






36. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?






37. What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?






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






39. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?






40. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?






41. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...






42. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?






43. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






44. Nutritionists have developed a test to compare one alfalfa sample to another - determining the RFV of each. RFV stands for...






45. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...






46. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...






47. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






48. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet - which gland is simulated?






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






50. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...







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