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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...
70%
Transponders
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Retained placenta
2. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.
20000000
Guernsey
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Blind quarter
3. What are structural carbohydrates made of?
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
Mastitis
45-55
Esophageal groove
4. USAHA
62 to 65% moisture
60
You S Animal Health Association
Stainless steel
5. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?
Mycobacterium bovis
Fat
Feeding the cow
9 weeks
6. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Energy
Farm Service Agency
Animal Improvement Program Lab
7. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.
25-30
Prussic acid poisoning
Potassium
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
8. Which reproductive condition results when the fetal membranes remain within the uterus for an extended period following parturition?
Integrated pest management
16-18
Retained placenta
Bovine Somatotropin
9. Corn silage - stored in upright - top-unloading silos - should be chopped at which percent moisture?
Vitamin B
Follicle stimulating hormone
Mastitis
62 to 65% moisture
10. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
Reticulum
Good plus
Alfalfa and Clover
Symbiotic
11. When discussing nutrition - What does NPN stand for?
16-18
Nonprotein nitrogen
Brucellosis
50 percent
12. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?
Sodium
Follicular and luteal
25
Duodenum
13. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?
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.
Direct Microscopic Counts
Lignin
After 200 days of lactation
14. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
305 days
282 days
Water
Administered in the muscle
15. 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?
Alfalfa and Clover
Corpus Luteum
Mammals
Decreases - increases
16. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Hardware disease
72
Animal Improvement Program Lab
17. Fermented forage plants relates to...
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
50
Decreases - increases
Silage
18. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?
Urea
A minimum of every 6 months
Once every 12 months
4 years
19. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
% Protein
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Modified Live Virus
5-9 years old
20. What is the USDA's AIPL?
750000
Animal Improvement Program Lab
Displaced abomasum
75-79.9
21. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
Small Intestine
5
5-9 years old
22. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?
400‐500 gallons
Two weeks prior to calving
Calories
PGF
23. Dairy producers are particularly watchful for zoonotic diseases in their herd. Zoonotic diseases are defined as those that...
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Cystic
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
24. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?
Pasteurizing system
Income over feed costs
When it is proven that she will breed
9 weeks
25. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...
Small intestine
Basic Formula Price
Zinc
100
26. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm
Administered in the muscle
Registered Holstein Ancestry
High-producing pregnant cows
5000000
27. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...
Jersey
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Lignin
Sickle hocked
28. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?
Udder
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Cheese
Jersey
29. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...
National Farmers Organization
Limber leg
62 to 65% moisture
Guernsey and Jersey
30. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.
Streptococus agalactae
Abortion
To give birth
85
31. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Follicular and luteal
75-79.9
Modified Live Virus
32. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?
Integrated pest management
Premis ID
3-6 minutes
9%
33. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...
Swollen hock
Dairy Comp 305
Methane
3.0
34. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...
Poll
Pasteurizing system
.39%
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
35. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
Vibriosis
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
Potassium
Calories
36. FSA
Reproductive failure
Mycotoxins
Farm Service Agency
Drug residue
37. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Income over feed costs
12-14 weeks
80
38. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...
Manure handling procedures
Sole
Holstein
Feed
39. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?
Milk on Demand
Small Intestine
Four or more times
12-14 weeks
40. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.
Black leg
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Faster
Manure handling procedures
41. 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 _______________________?
Digital Dermatitis
Calories
Nitrogen excretion
90-100
42. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?
Farm Service Agency
Pink eye
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
8.62 pounds
43. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...
25-30
Methane
A negatively charged ion
Escherichia coli
44. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?
Guernsey
Rear feet and legs
Bone calcium
Net Energy
45. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
Poll
Vibriosis
90-100
Carbon
46. 98% of somatic cells are...
Leukocytes
Streptococus agalactae
3-6 minutes
2.25
47. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
Dairy character
14 days
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
48. BFP
Reproductive failure
Sire conception rate
Basic Formula Price
Rump
49. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?
Listeria
A minimum of every 6 months
After each use
Poll
50. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?
Jersey
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Listeria