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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Young dairy calves frequently suffer and may die due to scours. The chief cause of deadly scours at this age is...
80
Energy
Guernsey
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
2. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Decreases - increases
Methane
3. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?
Parturient paresis
30
24 hours
Pink eye
4. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...
Recessive
Very good
Rear feet and legs
To give birth
5. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.
Leukocytes
400‐500 gallons
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Swollen hock
6. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
50
Roughage
Income over feed costs
60 days
7. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.
Lignin
50-70
Holstein
Methane
8. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
Cystic
Two times
No less than 60% moisture
PH 4.6
9. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...
Limber leg
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
Rear feet and legs
Poll
10. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?
Pink eye
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
Methane
Swollen hock
11. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.
101.5 degrees F
Omasum
60
Basic Formula Price
12. When sanitizing milking equipment with water - the temperature must be a minimum of 170 degrees F and the utensils are to be under the flow of water for ____________ minute(s).
Rolling Herd Average
Net Energy
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
5
13. NMPF
Integrated pest management
National Milk Producers Federation
Sire conception rate
5000000
14. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...
Rump
Sickle hocked
% Protein
Parturient paresis
15. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?
Niacin
30%
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
GTPI
16. What is a cation?
Left side of the body
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
A positively charged ion
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
17. FSA
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
1957
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Farm Service Agency
18. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?
Small Intestine
Urea
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Digestive
19. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?
Integrated pest management
PGF
Back flushing
Water
20. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Non-forage Carbohydrates
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Pasteurizing system
Mule-foot
21. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?
Rolling Herd Average
5
Abortion
Feeding the cow
22. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...
Hardware disease
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Increase - 5
23. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...
Displaced abomasum
Rolling Herd Average
100%
National Farmers Organization
24. When doing classification scoring - a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as...
50 percent
Very good
Holstein
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
25. Young dairy calves frequently suffer and may die due to scours. The chief cause of deadly scours at this age is...
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Sodium Bicarbonate
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Clipping and singeing
26. What are structural carbohydrates made of?
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Small Intestine
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
27. 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 ____
60 days
Reticulum
Beta-carotene
Cheddar cheese
28. Heritability for milk production in dairy cattle is...
Longer than 1.5 inches
Feeding the cow
Total Production Index
30%
29. When doing classification scoring - a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as...
Very good
Total Mixed Ration
You S Animal Health Association
20-30%
30. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...
Calories
Premis ID
Holstein
Rolling Herd Average
31. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.
Listeria
282 days
Roughage
14 days
32. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.
Prussic acid poisoning
Faster
Carbon
Fat
33. Brucellosis is also know as...
MyDairy
Bangs
Niacin
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
34. Cows produce pheromones which...
Attract the opposite sex
Four or more times
Feeding the cow
Vitamin B
35. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'dairy strength' accounts for how many points?
Negative net energy balance
25
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Interdigital phlegmon
36. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.
Citrate
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
Disbudding
Premis ID
37. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?
Chine
45-55
Enteritis
Large Plastic Bags
38. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?
NAtional Research Council
Guernsey
4 years
Cystic
39. 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
Ringworm
1957
Income over feed costs
40. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...
Modified Live Virus
Mycotoxins
Claw
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
41. Why is fat added to dairy rations?
Faster
To add a concentrated form of energy
Mule-foot
High % of water
42. 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?
Silage
Water
75%
Fats
43. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?
Inguinal
Niacin
Vitamin A
Energy
44. Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for absorbing excess water?
Total Mixed Ration
Good plus
Rumen
Large intestines
45. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?
After 55 days
72
Pink eye
Between 6.0 and 6.5
46. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?
You S Animal Health Association
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
High % of water
47. Which of the following is an infectious disease?
Fat residue
9 weeks
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Ringworm
48. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.
75%
5
Mud - water - and manure
Registered Holstein Ancestry
49. What units are used to measure energy?
Progesterone
Leukocytes
Calories
30 hours
50. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
300 + degree
Mastitis
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation