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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?






2. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






3. GnRH






4. BST is the acronym for what compound?






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






6. What is the most abundant mineral in the body?






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






8. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?






9. NAFTA






10. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...






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






12. BFP






13. Which one of the following describes biotin?






14. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.






15. USDEC






16. Which one of the following describes biotin?






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






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






19. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...






20. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






21. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?






22. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...






23. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






24. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...






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






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






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






28. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?






29. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






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






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






32. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






33. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.






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






35. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?






36. Crude fiber in a dietary ration must be at least ___% or milk fat percent will decrease.






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






38. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






39. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...






40. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...






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






42. Milking time is best reduced by...






43. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






44. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






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






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






47. What is intra musclular injection?






48. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?






49. All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?






50. What percent of milk is water?