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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Composting
% Protein

2. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?
9 weeks
Copper sulfate
After 55 days
Brown Swiss

3. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...
Sire conception rate
75-79.9
Foreign Agricultural Service
10%

4. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?
Manure handling procedures
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Bone calcium
Rumen and reticulum

5. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Lignin
Oxytocin
Total Digestible Nutrients

6. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...
Beta-carotene
24
Restraint and control of the animal
Energy

7. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?
Mycobacterium bovis
300 + degree
Twice/day
Between 28 to 30 days

8. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?
Feed
Oxytocin
Sodium
Mastitis

9. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.
Milking Shorthorn
Cheese
Blind quarter
Disbudding

10. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...
Holstein
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
Vitamin A

11. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Large Plastic Bags
International Dairy Foods Associactions
Dairy character

12. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
National Milk Producers Federation
40 gallons
20
35 to 40%

13. What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?
Digestive
Cryoscope
16-18
Food safety and Inspection Service

14. EU
Manure handling procedures
Milking Shorthorn
European Union
When it is proven that she will breed

15. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.
50
A positively charged ion
Side by side (head out)
During the first pregnancy

16. The typical lactation curve shows a dairy cow reaching her peak production about ________days into the lactation cycle.
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Digital Dermatitis
50-70
3.5-4.0

17. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.
2.25
85
24
Mule-foot

18. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Jersey
3 years
1957

19. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?
282 days
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Blind quarter

20. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?
Between 28 to 30 days
Manure handling procedures
Hormones
Solids removal

21. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?
Composting
The initiation of milk secretion
Small Intestine
Sole

22. What is a TMR to a dairy person?
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Pasteurizing system
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Total Mixed Ration

23. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?
Escherichia coli
Administered under the skin
750000
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage

24. A switch on a cow is...
The bottom most part of the tail
Dished
25
Progesterone

25. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?
Limber leg
Enteritis
GTPI
Non-forage Carbohydrates

26. Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for absorbing excess water?
Hardware disease
Between 6.0 and 6.5
In the cell wall
Large intestines

27. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
Zinc
Bone calcium
Dairy character
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis

28. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
Pasteurizing system
Esophageal groove
Premis ID
Sole

29. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...
750000
Esophageal groove
Once every 12 months
Jersey

30. What units are used to measure energy?
Epinephrine
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Calories
85

31. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...
After 200 days of lactation
Udder
Negative net energy balance
Niacin

32. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Water
Longer than 1.5 inches
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Pink eye

33. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
Calcium
Roughage
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
50

34. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
Commodity Credit Corporation
Faster
Sire conception rate
Urea

35. Cows produce pheromones which...
Preparing cows properly
Attract the opposite sex
Beta-carotene
Leukocytes

36. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...
Milk on Demand
In the cell wall
Once every 12 months
Mixer box on a truck or trailer

37. Which one of the following describes biotin?
4 years
A B-Vitamin
Back flushing
20000000

38. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...
Pasteurizing system
High % of water
Side by side (head out)
20000000

39. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
40 gallons
Small Intestine
30 hours

40. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?
50-70
20
Carbon
Sickle hocked

41. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...
Total Digestible Nutrients
25 gallons
40 gallons
Enteritis

42. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.
Poll
Rump
Two times
Mud - water - and manure

43. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?
70% moisture
Urea
Cheddar
15 months

44. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
Magnesium
.39%
Cheddar
Side by side (head out)

45. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
Oxytocin
Administered in the muscle
Reticulum
Rump

46. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?
Back flushing
Reticulum
Flank
Nonprotein nitrogen

47. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Poll
Fat residue
Non-forage Carbohydrates

48. USDEC
Oxytocin
During the first pregnancy
Parturtion
United States Dairy Export Council

49. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?
25
Milk fever
Holstein
Side by side (head out)

50. HTST is a ______________
Relative Forage Value
Pasteurizing system
Guernsey and Jersey
Sodium Bicarbonate

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