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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
The weaving gait of affected cattle
Calcium
Sole
400 pounds

2. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
Parathyroid gland
2.25
The initiation of milk secretion

3. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?
Cation-Anion Difference
Streptococus agalactae
Blind quarter
No less than 60% moisture

4. In dairy cows - What is the name of the disease caused by the organisms Staph Aureus - Strep Uberis - and Klebsiella?
Milk fever
Rumen and reticulum
Mastitis
2.25

5. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?
1957
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Parathyroid gland

6. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?
Back flushing
Streptococus agalactae
Follicular and luteal
3-6 minutes

7. NFDM
Mud - water - and manure
Jersey
30
Nonfat Dry Milk

8. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...
20 to 24
Propionic acid
Vitamin K
Net Energy

9. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Premis ID
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
75%

10. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.
Modified Live Virus
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Two times
24

11. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?
Enteritis
Streptococus agalactae
A positively charged ion
Nitrogen

12. What is an anion?
Cheddar cheese
Good plus
Feed
A negatively charged ion

13. What is the scientific term for birth?
Parturtion
Reticulum
Rolling Herd Average
It has a lower vacuum requirement

14. BST is the acronym for what compound?
Feeding the cow
Lactose intolerance
Poll
Bovine Somatotropin

15. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
72
750000
Reticulum
Restraint and control of the animal

16. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?
Vitamin B
40 gallons
Carbon Dioxide Gas
50-80%

17. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...
Copper
Stainless steel
Cheddar
Hardware disease

18. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
Water
Feeding the cow
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Chine

19. Milk let down in a dairy cow may be stimulated by...
To add a concentrated form of energy
Feeding the cow
During the first pregnancy
Chine

20. NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
Nonfat Dry Milk
Mycotoxins
Nonprotein nitrogen

21. FSIS
Food safety and Inspection Service
Brucellosis
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
5

22. Which reproductive condition results when the fetal membranes remain within the uterus for an extended period following parturition?
Retained placenta
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
70%
Abomasum

23. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...
Copper
Large Plastic Bags
Follicle stimulating hormone
100

24. IPM
Claw
Integrated pest management
After each use
75%

25. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?
Interdigital phlegmon
Water
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Poor

26. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
North American Free Trade Agreement
Cystic
Corpus Luteum
35 to 40%

27. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.
Mud - water - and manure
Streptococus agalactae
GTPI
16-18

28. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.
72
10
Brown Swiss
9%

29. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?
Guernsey
Two
Parturtion
Rolling Herd Average

30. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...
9 weeks
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
When it is proven that she will breed
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex

31. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?
Drug residue
Rolling Herd Average
750000
Holstein

32. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?
9%
25 gallons
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
You S Animal Health Association

33. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...
Vitamin B
Rump
Urea
Rolling Herd Average

34. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...
After each use
GTPI
Vitamin K
Carbon Dioxide Gas

35. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Jersey

36. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?
Holstein
1957
2.25
Rear feet and legs

37. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.
Loin and chine
Hormones
Net Energy
After each use

38. USDEC
45-55
Net Energy
Body weight
United States Dairy Export Council

39. 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
2.25
When it is proven that she will breed
Carbon Dioxide Gas

40. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?
24 hours
Enteritis
Digestive
Holstein

41. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...
2:1
PH 4.6
80
Mastitis

42. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?
European Union
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Transponders
Cheese

43. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...
5
Transponders
Carbon
Nonprotein nitrogen

44. What are structural carbohydrates made of?
Small Intestine
Cystic
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
MyDairy

45. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?
40 gallons
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
75-79.9
87%

46. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
40/60
Claw
Fat residue
Roughage

47. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Cheddar cheese
30
Nonprotein nitrogen

48. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
Faster
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Laminitis
Between 14 and 35 days

49. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...
Composting
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Guernsey and Jersey
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers

50. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?
9%
5
Zinc
Milk on Demand