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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...






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






3. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






4. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?






5. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?






6. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?






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






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






9. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?






10. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?






11. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?






12. 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?






13. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?






14. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?






15. What is the largest cost on most U.S. dairy farms?






16. Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for absorbing excess water?






17. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






18. What is intra musclular injection?






19. The most costly form of mastitis is?






20. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






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






22. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






23. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...






24. What percent of milk is water?






25. A free martin is considered a...






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






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






28. 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__________.






29. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...






30. What trait with the only positive genetic correlation to milk production?






31. Lactation is unique to _________.






32. The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than nutrients that she is consuming in feed is called...






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






34. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?






35. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






36. A mutation where calves have little or no control over the movement of their legs is called...






37. 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...






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






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






40. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...






41. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.






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






43. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






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






45. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?






46. NAFTA






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






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






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






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