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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?
10
Abomasum
In the cell wall
Cheddar
2. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
PH 4.6
Bovine Somatotropin
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Holstein
3. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Prussic acid poisoning
9 weeks
Restraint and control of the animal
4. In order to prevent bloat - the feed additive Poloxalene is often added to feed rations for cows that are grazing. Which of the following grazed forages are most likely to cause bloat?
Dished
Cation-Anion Difference
Alfalfa and Clover
When it is proven that she will breed
5. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...
Pulsator
8.62 pounds
Dairy character
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
6. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?
Cryoscope
Milk on Demand
Calcium
Administered in the muscle
7. FSIS
87%
Black leg
Energy
Food safety and Inspection Service
8. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Recessive
9. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
3.0
750000
Displaced abomasum
10. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?
70%
Two
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Water
11. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.
Neutral Detergent Fiber
25-30
.39%
Leukocytes
12. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...
Bovine Somatotropin
Milking Shorthorn
Small intestine
Epinephrine
13. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...
Large intestines
25%
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Jersey
14. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?
24 hours
305 days
Prussic acid poisoning
The weaving gait of affected cattle
15. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
Cheese
Laminitis
5000000
Total Mixed Ration
16. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?
Urea
Methane
Clipping and singeing
45-55
17. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?
Large Plastic Bags
60 days
Premis ID
Reproductive failure
18. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...
Increase - 5
Milk on Demand
Feeding the cow
Limber leg
19. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
75-79.9
Jersey
Feed
20. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?
Abomasum
Hormones
Heat detection and conception rates
When it is proven that she will breed
21. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Sickle hocked
Parathyroid gland
Citrate
22. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...
Holstein
Administered via blood vessels
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Listeria
23. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Chine
Administered under the skin
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
24. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...
Cheddar cheese
5-9 years old
Brucellosis
750000
25. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?
Propionic acid
Increase - 5
30
Small intestine
26. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
Total Mixed Ration
Oxytocin
Rear feet and legs
90-100
27. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.
The bottom most part of the tail
Methane
Clipping and singeing
Two times
28. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.
Feed
MyDairy
You S Animal Health Association
18
29. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Guernsey
A minimum of every 6 months
305 days
30. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.
Vitamin A
50
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Brucellosis
31. Corn silage - stored in upright - top-unloading silos - should be chopped at which percent moisture?
50-70
Roughage
Follicle stimulating hormone
62 to 65% moisture
32. Crude fiber in a dietary ration must be at least ___% or milk fat percent will decrease.
18
Loin and chine
Clipping and singeing
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
33. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...
Sodium
Feeding the cow
Post-synch
Mycotoxins
34. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.
Body weight
Milk on Demand
50-80%
Vibriosis
35. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...
United States Dairy Export Council
60 days
After 200 days of lactation
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
36. How frequently should an average freshen?
Once every 12 months
Net Energy
25%
Dairy character
37. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
Milk on Demand
Abomasum
50-70
Sole
38. What is a cation?
A positively charged ion
Inguinal
Clipping and singeing
Subclinical
39. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?
Cheese
Copper
Pasteurizing system
Large intestines
40. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
Bone calcium
Twelve
80
A positively charged ion
41. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...
Enteritis
Large Plastic Bags
Two weeks prior to calving
Hormones
42. 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.
5
100
Ringworm
2:1
43. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...
The initiation of milk secretion
Listeria
Rear feet and legs
Relative Forage Value
44. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
35 to 40%
PH 4.6
305 days
2:1
45. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?
No less than 60% moisture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Digestive
Nitrogen excretion
46. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?
Prussic acid poisoning
Abomasum
Blind quarter
1
47. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?
Poor
75%
24
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
48. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?
During the first pregnancy
87%
North American Free Trade Agreement
Two weeks prior to calving
49. FSIS
% Degradable proteins
80
Laminitis
Food safety and Inspection Service
50. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?
Nonfat Dry Milk
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Nonprotein nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide Gas