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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Dairy cows need roughage to concentrate ratio of approximately ______________ to maintain the desired fat content in the milk.
40/60
Stainless steel
Recessive
North American Free Trade Agreement
2. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Post-synch
Four or more times
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
3. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?
No less than 60% moisture
400‐500 gallons
Increase - 5
9 weeks
4. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...
High % of water
15 months
Arteries
Sire conception rate
5. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Feed
Digital Dermatitis
Food safety and Inspection Service
6. Where are degradable proteins broken down?
Rumen
Zinc
% Protein
Blind quarter
7. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Vitamin A
Extremely fat
Digestive
Modified Live Virus
8. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?
Corpus Luteum
Abortion
Jersey
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
9. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?
25 gallons
Modified Live Virus
50 percent
Mastitis
10. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
300 + degree
5-9 years old
Sickle hocked
Bangs
11. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?
45-55
400 pounds
Feed
Net Energy
12. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?
Abomasum
Water
Food safety and Inspection Service
Carbon
13. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?
Streptococus agalactae
Corpus Luteum
Roughage
Cheddar
14. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
282 days
Rolling Herd Average
Magnesium
15. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?
Increase - 5
Streptococus agalactae
Rump
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
16. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.
Niacin
Total Production Index
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Feed
17. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...
Heifer
Cystic
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Non-forage Carbohydrates
18. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?
Fat
Manure handling procedures
6 hours
PGF
19. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?
Rumen
5000000
Brown Swiss
Total Mixed Ration
20. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Between 14 and 35 days
No less than 60% moisture
300 + degree
21. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?
Progesterone
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Vitamin A
Oxytocin
22. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?
70% moisture
25
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Brown Swiss
23. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
Mycobacterium bovis
Solids removal
Guernsey
Bovine Somatotropin
24. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Rolling Herd Average
Twelve
Brown Swiss
25. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...
Claw
Limber leg
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
Mycotoxins
26. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...
50
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
Vitamin K
To add a concentrated form of energy
27. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
United States Dairy Export Council
Brown Swiss
Sole
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
28. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?
Direct Microscopic Counts
Corpus Luteum
20 to 24
Negative net energy balance
29. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...
Duodenum
Holstein
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
305 days
30. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?
Esophageal groove
25 gallons
Nonprotein nitrogen
Mastitis
31. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?
Modified Live Virus
Brown Swiss
Calories
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
32. IPM
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Potassium
Integrated pest management
33. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...
Calcium
Administered via blood vessels
Transponders
85
34. In the ruminant digestive system - which to the following is the name of first section of the small intestine that is connected to the abomasum?
40 degrees F
Duodenum
During the first pregnancy
Cheese
35. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
75-79.9
Sodium Bicarbonate
Potassium
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
36. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Net Energy
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
Twelve
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
37. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Carbon Dioxide Gas
% Protein
2:1
38. What state agency regulates waste management?
European Union
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
A B-Vitamin
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
39. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?
Flank
Esophageal groove
24 hours
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
40. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.
Twelve
Subclinical
Nitrogen excretion
Cheddar cheese
41. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?
Udder
Listeria
100%
75%
42. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?
Longer than 1.5 inches
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Blind quarter
Non-forage Carbohydrates
43. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?
5
NAtional Research Council
75-79.9
Flank
44. %DBH
Relative Forage Value
Cystic
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
Composting
45. NSC
Sickle hocked
18
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
Heat detection and conception rates
46. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?
Poll
Two
Udder
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
47. FSA
Vibriosis
5000000
Modified Live Virus
Farm Service Agency
48. Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for absorbing excess water?
Large intestines
Potassium
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Manure handling procedures
49. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.
A negatively charged ion
Twice/day
Rear feet and legs
Hardware disease
50. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?
To add a concentrated form of energy
Dished
40 degrees F
Rump