Test your basic knowledge |

Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.






2. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.






3. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...






4. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?






5. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?






6. Which one of the following describes biotin?






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






8. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






9. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.






10. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.






11. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.






12. What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?






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






14. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






15. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






16. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...






17. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?






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






19. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?






20. USAHA






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






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






23. PTAT






24. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.






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






26. Dairy cows produce milk that is relatively high in B complex vitamins. Because they are ruminants...






27. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?






28. What is lactogenesis?






29. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...






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






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






32. FARAD






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






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






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






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






37. GATT






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






39. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






40. A free martin is considered a...






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






42. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






43. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






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






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






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






47. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






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






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






50. 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).