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






2. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?






3. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...






4. A free martin is considered a...






5. What is the sex chromosome configuration of a male calf?






6. %DBH






7. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?






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






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






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






11. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?






12. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?






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






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






15. What state agency regulates waste management?






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






17. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?






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






19. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?






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






21. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?






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






23. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?






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






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






26. 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.






27. What is an anion?






28. What percent of milk is water?






29. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...






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






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






32. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






33. Heritability for milk production in dairy cattle is...






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






35. What trait with the only positive genetic correlation to milk production?






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






37. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?






38. Cheddar cheese accounts for ____ % of American type cheeses made in the U.S.






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






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






41. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?






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






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






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






45. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






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






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






48. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.






49. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






50. What percent of milk is water?