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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






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






3. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?






4. NFDM






5. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






6. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?






7. Corn silage - stored in upright - top-unloading silos - should be chopped at which percent moisture?






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






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






10. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...






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






12. Fermented forage plants relates to...






13. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.






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






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






16. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.






17. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?






18. Dairy rations - especially those for high producing cows - may be buffered to maintain a desirable rumen pH. The most common buffering agent for this is...






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






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






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






22. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?






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






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






25. When compared to normal corn silage - brown mid-rib corn silage has more energy and high digestibility. This is due largely to its lower content of__________.






26. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?






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






28. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...






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






30. FSA






31. In a sire's proof - daughters' calving ease measures __________________.






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






33. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...






41. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?






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






43. After a bulk tank is washed and rinsed - beading of water droplets is a sign of _____.






44. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?






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






46. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...






47. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?






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






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






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