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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Dairy producers are particularly watchful for zoonotic diseases in their herd. Zoonotic diseases are defined as those that...
In the cell wall
1957
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
2. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.
4 years
Mud - water - and manure
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
GTPI
3. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
10
Very good
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
4. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?
Dairy Comp 305
Digital Dermatitis
20000000
Progesterone
5. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...
Claw
European Union
No less than 60% moisture
2000's
6. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?
Jersey
40 gallons
Back flushing
30
7. 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?
Income over feed costs
Alfalfa and Clover
400‐500 gallons
5
8. USAHA
80
5
Administered in the muscle
You S Animal Health Association
9. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...
Good plus
Enteritis
Side by side (head out)
45-55
10. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?
Net Energy
Vitamin K
Two weeks prior to calving
10
11. Which cows have higher protein requirements?
75-79.9
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Back flushing
High-producing pregnant cows
12. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters
Pulsator
20-30%
Pasteurizing system
After 200 days of lactation
13. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Post-synch
Large intestines
Guernsey
14. What is intravenous injection?
Claw
Administered via blood vessels
Large Plastic Bags
Drug residue
15. 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
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Guernsey and Jersey
Pink eye
16. The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ________?
60 days
Sodium Bicarbonate
20 to 24
Premis ID
17. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?
Sodium
Milk on Demand
After each use
3-6 minutes
18. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.
Mammals
Citrate
5
Mycotoxins
19. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?
Carbon
20 to 24
30
National Farmers Organization
20. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?
Faster
Two
Zinc
Mule-foot
21. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?
Brown Swiss
Small Intestine
Holstein
Beta-carotene
22. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.
Two
Omasum
Faster
Two weeks prior to calving
23. 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 _______________________?
% Degradable proteins
Registered Holstein Ancestry
20-30%
Nitrogen excretion
24. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
Drug residue
Reticulum
60 days
Progesterone
25. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
Propionic acid
Hormones
Bone calcium
European Union
26. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?
Sole
8.62 pounds
Mud - water - and manure
Follicular and luteal
27. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
2:1
Holstein
28. NMPF
.39%
Twelve
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
National Milk Producers Federation
29. Cow comfort has been linked to milk production in numerous research studies. Not an example of a way to improve cow comfort used by dairymen?
Small Intestine
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
Flank
Side by side (head out)
30. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?
Mycobacterium bovis
Oxytocin
Calories
45-55
31. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet - which gland is simulated?
Milking Shorthorn
.39%
Sire conception rate
Parathyroid gland
32. The medical name tarsal hygroma - a commonaliment of dairy cows is commonly called...
Increase - 5
Arteries
24
Swollen hock
33. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?
Vitamin B
A negatively charged ion
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Cheddar cheese
34. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?
Niacin
75-79.9
3.0
Between 6.0 and 6.5
35. Cattle grazing stressed on wilted hybrid sorghum/Johnson grass type pasture - may die as a result of ________________.
Lignin
Escherichia coli
50-70
Prussic acid poisoning
36. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?
Feed
North American Free Trade Agreement
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Very good
37. Which one of the following describes biotin?
A B-Vitamin
Digital Dermatitis
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
Vibriosis
38. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters
70%
Large intestines
Pulsator
3-6 minutes
39. In cows - salmonellosis infections are most common in those that have calved within __________.
50-80%
Sickle hocked
10 days
Administered under the skin
40. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...
40 gallons
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
8.62 pounds
70%
41. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.
Vibriosis
Mammals
Milking Shorthorn
50
42. NMPF
Sodium Bicarbonate
National Milk Producers Federation
400 pounds
Water
43. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
1
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
3.5-4.0
44. What is a cation?
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Cation-Anion Difference
A positively charged ion
Magnesium
45. What is intra musclular injection?
Streptococus agalactae
100
Mycobacterium bovis
Administered in the muscle
46. Lactation is unique to _________.
Dairy Comp 305
PGF
Mammals
30%
47. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...
Mastitis
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
10%
48. All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?
High-producing pregnant cows
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Bone calcium
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
49. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
Black leg
PH 4.6
Hormones
Vitamin B
50. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Udder
Cheddar cheese
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease