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






2. What is an anion?






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






4. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






5. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?






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






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






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






9. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?






10. A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of ______________old.






11. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?






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






13. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...






14. The circulatory system of a dairy cow is very important to milk production. A dairy cow must circulate about _________ of blood for each pound of milk produced.






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






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






17. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?






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






19. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






20. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






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






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






23. GATT






24. Nutritionists have developed a test to compare one alfalfa sample to another - determining the RFV of each. RFV stands for...






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






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






27. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?






28. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






29. Research has shown that by formulating lactating cow rations with proper amounts of certain amino acids - we can decrease the crude protein content of the ration and reduce _______________________?






30. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






31. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?






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






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






34. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?






35. Which one of the following describes biotin?






36. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?






37. Quality forage is critical for acow's milk production. Many people evaluate hay based upon its green color; others think the color is a poor indication of nutrient composition. However - green colored hay is generally considered to have a higher ____






38. When doing classification scoring - a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as...






39. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?






40. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency






41. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...






42. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...






43. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






44. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...






45. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






46. BST is the acronym for what compound?






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






48. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?






49. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?






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