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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. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






2. NRC






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






4. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...






5. The medical name tarsal hygroma - a commonaliment of dairy cows is commonly called...






6. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?






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






8. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?






9. Which of the following is an infectious disease?






10. Corn silage - stored in upright - top-unloading silos - should be chopped at which percent moisture?






11. Milking time is best reduced by...






12. What state agency regulates waste management?






13. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?






14. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...






15. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?






16. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






17. The topline of a cow is made up of the...






18. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...






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






20. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






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






22. What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?






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






24. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front






25. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.






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






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






28. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?






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






30. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






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






32. What is the largest cost on most U.S. dairy farms?






33. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?






34. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?






35. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?






36. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?






37. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






38. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...






39. PTAT






40. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?






41. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?






42. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______






43. What percent of milk is water?






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






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






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






47. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...






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






49. The rumen of a cow is located...






50. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.