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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...
75%
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
Lactose intolerance
Guernsey and Jersey
2. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Back flushing
Rumen
To add a concentrated form of energy
3. USAHA
You S Animal Health Association
When it is proven that she will breed
5
Total Digestible Nutrients
4. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...
Increase - 5
Recessive
20-30%
Two weeks prior to calving
5. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...
Between 14 and 35 days
Dairy Comp 305
Feeding the cow
Calcium
6. In cows - salmonellosis infections are most common in those that have calved within __________.
Symbiotic
You S Animal Health Association
10 days
Lactose intolerance
7. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Magnesium
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Mastitis
8. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
Potassium
Mud - water - and manure
Brown Swiss
1
9. USDEC
United States Dairy Export Council
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
87%
When it is proven that she will breed
10. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?
750000
Manure handling procedures
Fat residue
Fat residue
11. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.
Modified Live Virus
5
10 days
Dished
12. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?
Body weight
Cheddar cheese
Guernsey
Cystic
13. 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.
300 + degree
Cheddar cheese
2:1
International Dairy Foods Associactions
14. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...
% Protein
Stainless steel
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.
Mastitis
15. NRC
Sodium
NAtional Research Council
Jersey
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
16. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?
No less than 60% moisture
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
750000
Net Energy
17. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?
Vitamin K
75%
Faster
Jersey
18. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?
3-6 minutes
Total Mixed Ration
14 days
To add a concentrated form of energy
19. FAS
Foreign Agricultural Service
Cation-Anion Difference
Clipping and singeing
Between 14 and 35 days
20. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?
Calcium
Clipping and singeing
Symbiotic
3-6 minutes
21. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?
Follicle stimulating hormone
% Protein
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Black leg
22. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?
GTPI
Listeria
Faster
Pulsator
23. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...
XY
Epinephrine
Subclinical
Poll
24. What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beginning of heat?
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Animal Improvement Program Lab
30 hours
25. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?
9 weeks
Composting
Large intestines
Twelve
26. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Guernsey
Faster
2:1
27. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.
Alfalfa and Clover
Pulsator
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Hormones
28. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...
70%
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
A minimum of every 6 months
Displaced abomasum
29. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?
Fats
Copper sulfate
Energy
% Protein
30. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...
282 days
Holstein
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
Sickle hocked
31. What is a TMR to a dairy person?
XY
100
Total Mixed Ration
Subclinical
32. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?
Mastitis
40 degrees F
Guernsey and Jersey
Administered under the skin
33. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
80
Digital Dermatitis
Two weeks prior to calving
Bone calcium
34. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Direct Microscopic Counts
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
50 percent
35. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...
Holstein
Omasum
Potassium
30 hours
36. What are two methods for shortening udder hair?
Lignin
10%
20-30%
Clipping and singeing
37. FARAD
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Relative Forage Value
Potassium
Parturtion
38. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...
Swollen hock
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Heat detection and conception rates
Rolling Herd Average
39. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
A negatively charged ion
90-100
Guernsey and Jersey
72
40. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...
Mastitis
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
10
Very good
41. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...
Copper sulfate
Solids removal
The bottom most part of the tail
Four or more times
42. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...
Vitamin K
Digestive
14 days
Four or more times
43. What is intra musclular injection?
Administered in the muscle
Sickle hocked
Vitamin B
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
44. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
Rolling Herd Average
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Feeding the cow
45. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.
Increase - 5
Jersey
NAtional Research Council
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
46. A switch on a cow is...
Cheese
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Vitamin A
The bottom most part of the tail
47. Feeding proper rations during the summer is important for both cow comfort and maintaining milk production. Which nutrient is most important during the summer months?
Water
Cheddar cheese
Twelve
Cation-Anion Difference
48. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
Beta-carotene
Oxytocin
PH 4.6
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
49. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.
25
Displaced abomasum
Corpus Luteum
15 months
50. Fermented forage plants relates to...
Abomasum
Silage
Holstein
Faster