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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • 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. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...






2. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?






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






4. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...






5. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?






6. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






7. Cattle grazing stressed on wilted hybrid sorghum/Johnson grass type pasture - may die as a result of ________________.






8. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...






9. What is an anion?






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






11. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






12. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






13. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?






14. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?






15. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






16. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.






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






18. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...






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






20. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.






21. A mutation where calves have little or no control over the movement of their legs is called...






22. What is intra musclular injection?






23. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.






24. Cow comfort has been linked to milk production in numerous research studies. Not an example of a way to improve cow comfort used by dairymen?






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






26. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?






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






28. Which reproductive condition results when the fetal membranes remain within the uterus for an extended period following parturition?






29. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






30. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...






31. How frequently should an average freshen?






32. EU






33. When sanitizing milking equipment with water - the temperature must be a minimum of 170 degrees F and the utensils are to be under the flow of water for ____________ minute(s).






34. What units are used to measure energy?






35. IPM






36. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.






37. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?






38. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?






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






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






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






42. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...






43. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






44. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?






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






46. What combines the Predicted Transmitting Ability for protein - fat - type and udder composite index and ranks the animal on its ability to transmit a balance of these four traits






47. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value of less than 70?






48. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?






49. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






50. Milk let down in a dairy cow may be stimulated by...