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Dairy Cattle Basics

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






2. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?






3. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?






4. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?






5. Which of the following is an infectious disease?






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






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






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






9. What is intravenous injection?






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






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






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






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






14. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...






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






16. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?






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






18. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.






19. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.






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






21. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?






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






23. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.






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






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






26. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






27. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...






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






29. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.






30. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...






31. What is the sex chromosome configuration of a male calf?






32. Brucellosis is also know as...






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






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






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






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






37. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






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






39. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...






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. How frequently should an average freshen?






42. CCC






43. In dairy cows - What is the name of the disease caused by the organisms Staph Aureus - Strep Uberis - and Klebsiella?






44. GATT






45. A mutation where calves have little or no control over the movement of their legs is called...






46. What is an anion?






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






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






49. Cows produce pheromones which...






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







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