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






2. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?






3. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.






4. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?






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






6. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






7. Where are degradable proteins broken down?






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






9. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...






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






11. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?






12. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?






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






14. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...






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






16. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?






17. How many das into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?






18. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?






19. 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).






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






21. What is the USDA's AIPL?






22. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?






23. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






24. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






25. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






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






27. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?






28. What is the scientific term for birth?






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






30. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?






31. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?






32. What is lactogenesis?






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






34. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...






35. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






36. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.






37. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






38. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






39. What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beginning of heat?






40. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






41. What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?






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






43. 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.






44. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






45. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...






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






47. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






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






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






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