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Dairy Cattle Basics

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






2. CCC






3. The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ________?






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






5. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?






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






7. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...






8. In the ruminant digestive system - which to the following is the name of first section of the small intestine that is connected to the abomasum?






9. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?






10. Nutritionists have developed a test to compare one alfalfa sample to another - determining the RFV of each. RFV stands for...






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






12. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?






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






14. 98% of somatic cells are...






15. 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?






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






17. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.






18. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?






19. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?






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






21. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?






22. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.






23. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?






24. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






25. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






26. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?






27. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?






28. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?






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






30. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.

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31. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...






32. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?






33. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?






34. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...






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






36. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...






37. A switch on a cow is...






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






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






40. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






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






42. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?






43. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...






44. IPM






45. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?






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






47. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?






48. What are two methods for shortening udder hair?






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






50. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?







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