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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
90-100
Nitrogen excretion
Non-forage Carbohydrates
2. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?
3.5-4.0
30
Pink eye
Solids removal
3. When does the greatest mammary tissue growth occur during a cow's life?
During the first pregnancy
Direct Microscopic Counts
Solids removal
25
4. NSC
Disbudding
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
National Farmers Organization
Integrated pest management
5. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Enteritis
Total Digestible Nutrients
Copper
6. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?
305 days
87%
Enteritis
Once every 12 months
7. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...
Income over feed costs
Milk on Demand
Ringworm
Lignin
8. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
100
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
PH 4.6
Drug residue
9. IPM
Integrated pest management
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Body weight
10. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
3-6 minutes
Holstein
11. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?
Sole
Energy
Digestive
Mud - water - and manure
12. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?
Nonprotein nitrogen
24 hours
Solids removal
North American Free Trade Agreement
13. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
Corpus Luteum
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
Sodium Bicarbonate
14. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
Reticulum
Oxytocin
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
24 hours
15. What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?
3.0
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Oxytocin
To add a concentrated form of energy
16. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...
Guernsey and Jersey
Roughage
30 hours
Holstein
17. The major advantage of a 'low-line' milk line as compared to the older 'high-line' is...
Attract the opposite sex
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Attract the opposite sex
18. What is the USDA's AIPL?
30
During the first pregnancy
Animal Improvement Program Lab
Fat
19. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...
Guernsey
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Udder
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
20. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...
Milking Shorthorn
Cheddar
Pulsator
Dairy Comp 305
21. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?
Follicle stimulating hormone
Abomasum
25 gallons
Vitamin K
22. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?
Restraint and control of the animal
40 gallons
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
9%
23. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
Guernsey
Lactose intolerance
70%
25%
24. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm
Zinc
5000000
Blind quarter
Carbon
25. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?
50-80%
Solids removal
Vitamin B
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.
26. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?
Urea
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
30 hours
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
27. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
10
Methane
Abomasum
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
28. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?
Administered in the muscle
MyDairy
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
72
29. All milking equipment must be sanitized...
Drug residue
Vibriosis
Good plus
After each use
30. What is lactogenesis?
The initiation of milk secretion
Sole
Fat
Carbon Dioxide Gas
31. Cows produce pheromones which...
Attract the opposite sex
10%
Integrated pest management
Hardware disease
32. A free martin is considered a...
Displaced abomasum
Follicle stimulating hormone
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Reticulum
33. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Non-forage Carbohydrates
50-70
Oxytocin
30
34. NFO
Attract the opposite sex
National Farmers Organization
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Symbiotic
35. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...
Brown Swiss
Disbudding
Omasum
Nitrogen excretion
36. What percent of milk is water?
Recessive
45-55
87%
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
37. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...
30
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Feeding the cow
38. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
Parturient paresis
Jersey
High-producing pregnant cows
39. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?
Ringworm
Alfalfa and Clover
A minimum of every 6 months
Integrated pest management
40. 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 ____
To add a concentrated form of energy
European Union
Escherichia coli
Beta-carotene
41. What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?
Disbudding
3.0
Water
Reticulum
42. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?
Prussic acid poisoning
400‐500 gallons
Total Digestible Nutrients
20-30%
43. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?
Hormones
Net Energy
Jersey
Sickle hocked
44. The rumen of a cow is located...
Back flushing
Milk on Demand
Left side of the body
Income over feed costs
45. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...
Mycobacterium bovis
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Milking Shorthorn
Commodity Credit Corporation
46. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?
Back flushing
Heat detection and conception rates
40 gallons
Milking Shorthorn
47. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?
XY
Vitamin A
Heat detection and conception rates
Twice/day
48. USAHA
You S Animal Health Association
Bangs
6 hours
50-70
49. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'dairy strength' accounts for how many points?
100%
87%
25
Large intestines
50. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
Subclinical
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Milk on Demand