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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...






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






3. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






4. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?






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






6. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






7. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?






8. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?






9. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






10. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...






11. Cow comfort has been linked to milk production in numerous research studies. Not an example of a way to improve cow comfort used by dairymen?






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






13. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?






14. What is the scientific term for birth?






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






16. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






17. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?






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






19. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






20. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?






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






22. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






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






24. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?






25. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.






26. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






27. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...






28. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?






29. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?






30. FSA






31. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






32. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?






33. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






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






35. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






36. USDEC






37. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






38. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






39. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.






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






41. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.






42. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






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






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






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






46. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






47. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?






48. NAFTA






49. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.






50. The source of rennet (a substance used in cheese making) is...