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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Fresh milk - at a dairy - is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F within 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _______________ to accomplish this within minutes.






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






3. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...






4. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?






5. USDEC






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






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






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






9. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?






10. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?






11. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'dairy strength' accounts for how many points?






12. CCC






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






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






15. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.






16. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.






17. 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






18. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...






19. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






20. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...






21. It is widely acknowledged that a calcium/phosphorus ration of about ______________ is best for a dairy ration since this mirrors that of the cows' body.






22. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...






23. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?






24. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






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






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






27. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?






28. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.






29. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?






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






31. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...






32. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






33. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?






34. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?






35. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






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






37. NSC






38. It is widely acknowledged that a calcium/phosphorus ration of about ______________ is best for a dairy ration since this mirrors that of the cows' body.






39. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...






40. 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).






41. All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?






42. In the reproductive tract of a dairy cow - how many uterine horns are there?






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






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






45. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?






46. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.






47. What is the most abundant mineral in the body?






48. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






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






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







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