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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?






2. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






3. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






4. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






5. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...






6. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.






7. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






8. Brucellosis is also know as...






9. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...






10. FSA






11. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...






12. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?






13. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?






14. BST is the acronym for what compound?






15. 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 _______________________?






16. 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?






17. What combines the Predicted Transmitting Ability for protein - fat - type and udder composite index and ranks the animal on its ability to transmit a balance of these four traits






18. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...






19. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...






20. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?






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






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






23. 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.






24. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






25. Dairy cows need roughage to concentrate ratio of approximately ______________ to maintain the desired fat content in the milk.






26. 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...






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






28. BVD






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






30. Which one of the following describes biotin?






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






32. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?






33. What is a cation?






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






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






36. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...






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






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






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






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






41. How frequently should an average freshen?






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






43. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?






44. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






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






46. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front






47. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...






48. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






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






50. NMPF







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