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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. 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
Flank
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
2. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.
Large Plastic Bags
40 gallons
80
15 months
3. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
High % of water
Small Intestine
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
4. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?
Brown Swiss
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.
Extremely fat
Cystic
5. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...
Heifer
Heat detection and conception rates
After each use
Mud - water - and manure
6. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...
Premis ID
Holstein
3.0
Mycotoxins
7. Where are degradable proteins broken down?
Rumen
50
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Milk fever
8. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...
Pulsator
Udder
Holstein
72
9. EU
European Union
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Poll
10. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.
Mud - water - and manure
Drug residue
Back flushing
Rear feet and legs
11. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
12. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...
Water
Preparing cows properly
Digestive
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
13. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.
Oxytocin
Lactose intolerance
20-30%
25-30
14. EU
Claw
A minimum of every 6 months
European Union
Blind quarter
15. NFO
Animal Improvement Program Lab
Calcium
National Farmers Organization
Parathyroid gland
16. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?
14 days
Progesterone
Premis ID
50-80%
17. In cows - salmonellosis infections are most common in those that have calved within __________.
Escherichia coli
10 days
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Interdigital phlegmon
18. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...
Bone calcium
10%
Dished
Leukocytes
19. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Niacin
400‐500 gallons
Inguinal
20. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?
Twice/day
Vitamin A
Rumen and reticulum
Holstein
21. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...
Subclinical
Milk on Demand
Rumen and reticulum
Claw
22. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?
Jersey
12-14 weeks
Dairy character
Mycotoxins
23. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?
GTPI
2:1
1957
The bottom most part of the tail
24. NFO
National Farmers Organization
1
6 hours
Calcium
25. 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?
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Oxytocin
Roughage
Inguinal
26. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?
Inguinal
Between 14 and 35 days
Total Mixed Ration
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
27. Young dairy calves frequently suffer and may die due to scours. The chief cause of deadly scours at this age is...
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
In the cell wall
Reticulum
Follicular and luteal
28. Lactation is unique to _________.
20 to 24
282 days
A minimum of every 6 months
Mammals
29. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______
Vibriosis
Decreases - increases
Parturient paresis
25%
30. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
High-producing pregnant cows
Water
1
6 hours
31. BFP
Transponders
Solids removal
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Basic Formula Price
32. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.
Twice/day
Jersey
Carbon
Digestive
33. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...
Longer than 1.5 inches
400‐500 gallons
100
Rolling Herd Average
34. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.
Follicle stimulating hormone
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
12-14 weeks
Vibriosis
35. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?
National Farmers Organization
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
305 days
36. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?
Parturient paresis
Between 28 to 30 days
Vibriosis
Clipping and singeing
37. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
282 days
Rump
During the first pregnancy
38. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?
70% moisture
Rolling Herd Average
50 percent
Manure handling procedures
39. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Dairy character
101.5 degrees F
A positively charged ion
40. When does the greatest mammary tissue growth occur during a cow's life?
Heat detection and conception rates
40 gallons
Sodium
During the first pregnancy
41. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?
Chine
20 to 24
Foreign Agricultural Service
Side by side (head out)
42. NMPF
Udder
National Milk Producers Federation
30 hours
Reticulum
43. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...
Alfalfa and Clover
Two
Holstein
Milk fever
44. Dairy cows produce milk that is relatively high in B complex vitamins. Because they are ruminants...
Black leg
Administered via blood vessels
Food safety and Inspection Service
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
45. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?
Zinc
Vitamin A
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
Administered under the skin
46. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?
5-9 years old
Fat residue
Retained placenta
Brown Swiss
47. What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen - near the groin?
Vitamin A
Back flushing
Inguinal
300 + degree
48. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?
Copper sulfate
% Degradable proteins
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
3 years
49. Brucellosis is also know as...
Attract the opposite sex
Bangs
Follicular and luteal
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
50. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?
Esophageal groove
Large intestines
Farm Service Agency
Hormones
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