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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






2. What are the four composite indexes calculated by the Holstein Association?






3. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?






4. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.






5. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?






6. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?






7. How frequently should an average freshen?






8. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...






9. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.






10. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






11. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






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






13. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...






14. Dairy rations - especially those for high producing cows - may be buffered to maintain a desirable rumen pH. The most common buffering agent for this is...






15. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.






16. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?






17. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.






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






19. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?






20. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...






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






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






23. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...






24. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.






25. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...






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






27. What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen - near the groin?






28. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?






29. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






30. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






31. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?






32. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?






33. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...






34. What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?






35. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...






36. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






37. NFO






38. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?






39. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...






40. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






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






42. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






43. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






44. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?






45. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...






46. Where are degradable proteins broken down?






47. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






48. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






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






50. What is lactogenesis?