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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?
12-14 weeks
20000000
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
Oxytocin
2. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...
Lignin
Cheddar cheese
Mud - water - and manure
Displaced abomasum
3. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.
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4. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
Laminitis
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
Mycobacterium bovis
30%
5. 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.
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
1
2:1
Jersey
6. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?
Potassium
Twice/day
Vitamin A
16-18
7. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.
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8. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
100%
Parturient paresis
40 gallons
9. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?
Abomasum
Brucellosis
Carbon
14 days
10. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.
Milk on Demand
Brucellosis
Enteritis
Milking Shorthorn
11. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?
Duodenum
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
3 years
Symbiotic
12. NFO
National Farmers Organization
40 gallons
62 to 65% moisture
Potassium
13. What is the sex chromosome configuration of a male calf?
XY
Farm Service Agency
Beta-carotene
North American Free Trade Agreement
14. One form of biological pest management is a predator insect - that can be bought and released to help control flies at a dairy. Which of these is NOT true about these predators...
Hardware disease
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
5000000
Solids removal
15. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?
Copper
Total Mixed Ration
Jersey
1957
16. Nutritionists have developed a test to compare one alfalfa sample to another - determining the RFV of each. RFV stands for...
Cheddar cheese
Escherichia coli
Vitamin A
Relative Forage Value
17. Which one of the following is not classified as a fatāsoluble vitamin?
Follicle stimulating hormone
Vitamin B
20
5000000
18. What is intravenous injection?
Potassium
Omasum
9 weeks
Administered via blood vessels
19. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...
Dairy character
Copper sulfate
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Prussic acid poisoning
20. What percent of milk is water?
Feed
Relative Forage Value
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
87%
21. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?
40/60
2.25
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
Modified Live Virus
22. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
30%
GTPI
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
23. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...
Pink eye
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
30 hours
10 days
24. BVD
40/60
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Leukocytes
25. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).
80
Food safety and Inspection Service
Attract the opposite sex
20 to 24
26. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?
305 days
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Holstein
Udder
27. What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?
Poor
Lignin
Cheese
Beta-carotene
28. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?
Streptococus agalactae
24 hours
Poll
Milking Shorthorn
29. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Listeria
Small intestine
Very good
30. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?
Swollen hock
Abortion
4 years
National Milk Producers Federation
31. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?
Between 28 to 30 days
Abomasum
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
25 gallons
32. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency
Vitamin A
25
Flank
Cheese
33. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...
Longer than 1.5 inches
Restraint and control of the animal
Potassium
Citrate
34. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?
1957
Transponders
National Milk Producers Federation
No less than 60% moisture
35. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
A minimum of every 6 months
300 + degree
Small Intestine
Dairy Comp 305
36. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
Inguinal
Enteritis
In the cell wall
90-100
37. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?
Modified Live Virus
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.
Milk on Demand
Net Energy
38. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?
Enteritis
Milk on Demand
Nonprotein nitrogen
70%
39. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?
Hardware disease
Guernsey
Corpus Luteum
Abortion
40. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______
PH 4.6
Hormones
10%
Decreases - increases
41. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
6 hours
Drug residue
Holstein
42. What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?
Sole
25%
Mastitis
5
43. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
Sire conception rate
Dairy character
Beta-carotene
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
44. 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).
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Alfalfa and Clover
Jersey
5
45. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?
Oxytocin
Parathyroid gland
When it is proven that she will breed
Nitrogen
46. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
Lignin
25 gallons
300 + degree
High-producing pregnant cows
47. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?
Premis ID
Clipping and singeing
400 pounds
750000
48. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?
75%
Esophageal groove
Carbon
Two weeks prior to calving
49. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...
Follicle stimulating hormone
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Magnesium
Guernsey
50. IDFA
25
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.
International Dairy Foods Associactions
Water