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Dairy Cattle Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. GnRH
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
Holstein
GTPI
% Protein
2. The most costly form of mastitis is?
Mycotoxins
Subclinical
Mammals
18
3. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?
Once every 12 months
Silage
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Udder
4. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...
3-6 minutes
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Mule-foot
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
5. 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.
Abortion
75-79.9
A negatively charged ion
Plate chiller
6. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.
60 days
60 days
Hormones
300 + degree
7. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
40 degrees F
Cheese
Side by side (head out)
8. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.
Small intestine
Total Mixed Ration
Black leg
Follicular and luteal
9. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?
Dished
2:1
Good plus
4 years
10. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Calcium
Plate chiller
Modified Live Virus
11. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?
60 days
Beta-carotene
Between 14 and 35 days
20
12. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?
PGF
Subclinical
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
Mastitis
13. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.
Modified Live Virus
Twice/day
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Stainless steel
14. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?
Follicular and luteal
20
400‐500 gallons
Guernsey and Jersey
15. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?
Cystic
Beta-carotene
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Animal Improvement Program Lab
16. 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).
Parturient paresis
To give birth
5
Left side of the body
17. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...
Rolling Herd Average
30
Body weight
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
18. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...
Basic Formula Price
MyDairy
Heat detection and conception rates
Lactose intolerance
19. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
Roughage
25 gallons
18
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
20. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?
Chine
18
A minimum of every 6 months
When it is proven that she will breed
21. The rumen of a cow is located...
Left side of the body
12-14 weeks
4 years
Commodity Credit Corporation
22. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
PH 4.6
Restraint and control of the animal
75-79.9
87%
23. How frequently should an average freshen?
Epinephrine
Once every 12 months
Brown Swiss
5
24. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...
Large intestines
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
.39%
Preparing cows properly
25. Feeding proper rations during the summer is important for both cow comfort and maintaining milk production. Which nutrient is most important during the summer months?
Jersey
5000000
Water
30%
26. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...
Between 14 and 35 days
Pasteurizing system
Enteritis
2.25
27. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?
Duodenum
25%
Follicular and luteal
Small Intestine
28. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?
Epinephrine
Left side of the body
75%
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
29. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?
Parturient paresis
750000
Mycobacterium bovis
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
30. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency
When it is proven that she will breed
Total Production Index
3.0
Vitamin A
31. Cheddar cheese accounts for ____ % of American type cheeses made in the U.S.
80
Udder
18
Chine
32. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?
Copper
Administered in the muscle
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
100%
33. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...
Vitamin B
Increase - 5
Alfalfa and Clover
Recessive
34. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
Stainless steel
300 + degree
Vitamin A
1
35. What is intra musclular injection?
Manure handling procedures
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Enteritis
Administered in the muscle
36. In order to prevent bloat - the feed additive Poloxalene is often added to feed rations for cows that are grazing. Which of the following grazed forages are most likely to cause bloat?
Milk on Demand
International Dairy Foods Associactions
305 days
Alfalfa and Clover
37. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?
Interdigital phlegmon
Parturtion
Follicle stimulating hormone
Propionic acid
38. Nutritionists have developed a test to compare one alfalfa sample to another - determining the RFV of each. RFV stands for...
Jersey
Chine
Relative Forage Value
Solids removal
39. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?
Relative Forage Value
Brown Swiss
A positively charged ion
Udder
40. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...
3 years
Claw
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
60
41. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Small intestine
50
MyDairy
42. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?
80
101.5 degrees F
Chine
Lignin
43. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?
% Protein
Prussic acid poisoning
35 to 40%
Mycobacterium bovis
44. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...
25-30
3.5-4.0
Copper sulfate
2:1
45. NAFTA
Vitamin A
North American Free Trade Agreement
Sodium Bicarbonate
100
46. FARAD
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
20000000
National Farmers Organization
Swollen hock
47. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...
GTPI
Zinc
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
48. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows
Lignin
Total Mixed Ration
Heifer
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
49. 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?
Duodenum
Swollen hock
Holstein
Guernsey
50. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Extremely fat
60 days
Hardware disease