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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • 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. What is lactogenesis?






2. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






3. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...






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






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






6. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...






7. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?






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






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






10. %DBH






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. EU






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






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






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






16. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?






17. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...






18. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






19. The first feeding of colostrum should equal about ___ percent of the calf's body weight?






20. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...






21. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?






22. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






23. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?






24. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?






25. GnRH






26. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?






27. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?






28. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.






29. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.






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






31. What is the sex chromosome configuration of a male calf?






32. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?






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






34. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?






35. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?






36. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?






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






38. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?






39. When discussing nutrition - What does NPN stand for?






40. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






41. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






42. The major advantage of a 'low-line' milk line as compared to the older 'high-line' is...






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






44. BVD






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






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






47. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






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






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






50. Research has shown that by formulating lactating cow rations with proper amounts of certain amino acids - we can decrease the crude protein content of the ration and reduce _______________________?