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Dairy Cattle Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...
400‐500 gallons
Feed
Milking Shorthorn
Alfalfa and Clover
2. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
Sire conception rate
Hardware disease
62 to 65% moisture
16-18
3. 98% of somatic cells are...
Leukocytes
Heat detection and conception rates
Mycobacterium bovis
14 days
4. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.
MyDairy
3.0
Cystic
Fat
5. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?
During the first pregnancy
2:1
Milking Shorthorn
Bovine Somatotropin
6. PTAT
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Arteries
10%
Potassium
7. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
Non-forage Carbohydrates
.39%
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
8. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.
Vitamin K
40 gallons
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Drug residue
9. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
100%
100
Income over feed costs
10 days
10. Which cows have higher protein requirements?
Two
Vitamin B
High-producing pregnant cows
Cheddar
11. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?
3-6 minutes
Total Production Index
Faster
You S Animal Health Association
12. A free martin is considered a...
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.
Cheddar cheese
60 days
13. What is the scientific term for birth?
300 + degree
40/60
Parturtion
North American Free Trade Agreement
14. BFP
Mule-foot
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Basic Formula Price
85
15. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...
Longer than 1.5 inches
25 gallons
Citrate
Bovine Somatotropin
16. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?
70% moisture
Sire conception rate
100
5
17. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?
Lactose intolerance
Jersey
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
Methane
18. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?
Brown Swiss
Water
Digestive
Potassium
19. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
Vitamin A
12-14 weeks
25%
300 + degree
20. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...
Arteries
Lignin
Esophageal groove
Left side of the body
21. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.
Foreign Agricultural Service
5-9 years old
2.25
Fat
22. 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
Subclinical
85
Mycobacterium bovis
23. What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?
During the first pregnancy
Transponders
3.0
5
24. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?
Reproductive failure
40 degrees F
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Guernsey
25. What units are used to measure energy?
Pulsator
1957
.39%
Calories
26. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Income over feed costs
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
Modified Live Virus
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
27. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Income over feed costs
18
Pasteurizing system
28. FSIS
Sodium
Once every 12 months
Alfalfa and Clover
Food safety and Inspection Service
29. What is the sex chromosome configuration of a male calf?
XY
30 hours
Two
Back flushing
30. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?
Digestive
Parturient paresis
40 degrees F
Attract the opposite sex
31. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
282 days
Total Mixed Ration
Stainless steel
32. What percent of milk is water?
Heat detection and conception rates
Side by side (head out)
87%
Enteritis
33. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.
Brown Swiss
30 hours
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Magnesium
34. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
35 to 40%
Laminitis
Back flushing
Commodity Credit Corporation
35. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...
Epinephrine
Vitamin K
Drug residue
Transponders
36. What is intra musclular injection?
Administered in the muscle
Hardware disease
Lignin
Net Energy
37. Fermented forage plants relates to...
24
Omasum
Silage
Longer than 1.5 inches
38. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?
Digital Dermatitis
45-55
Cystic
When it is proven that she will breed
39. Cheddar cheese accounts for ____ % of American type cheeses made in the U.S.
Oxytocin
Income over feed costs
80
Water
40. Foot Rot is scientifically known as what?
Reticulum
Interdigital phlegmon
Clipping and singeing
Between 14 and 35 days
41. Quality forage is critical for acow's milk production. Many people evaluate hay based upon its green color; others think the color is a poor indication of nutrient composition. However - green colored hay is generally considered to have a higher ____
Brown Swiss
Mammals
PGF
Beta-carotene
42. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?
Administered under the skin
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
Premis ID
60 days
43. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
Direct Microscopic Counts
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
4 years
Potassium
44. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
1
After 55 days
Oxytocin
45. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?
Duodenum
3.5-4.0
In the cell wall
Chine
46. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...
Ringworm
Epinephrine
24 hours
Lignin
47. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?
Abomasum
1
Vitamin A
Guernsey
48. Foot Rot is scientifically known as what?
NAtional Research Council
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Interdigital phlegmon
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
49. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Heifer
Between 28 to 30 days
Once every 12 months
50. What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?
A positively charged ion
Energy
16-18
3-6 minutes