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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...






2. NAFTA






3. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.






4. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...






5. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?






6. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






7. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?






8. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






9. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?






10. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.






11. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?






12. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






13. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?






14. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?






15. Heritability for milk production in dairy cattle is...






16. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.






17. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...






18. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






19. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?






20. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






21. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?






22. 98% of somatic cells are...






23. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






24. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






25. Milking time is best reduced by...






26. The first feeding of colostrum should equal about ___ percent of the calf's body weight?






27. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






28. NFDM






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?






30. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






31. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.






32. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






33. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






34. 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?






35. 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?






36. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?






37. Fermented forage plants relates to...






38. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...






39. What is lactogenesis?






40. When compared to normal corn silage - brown mid-rib corn silage has more energy and high digestibility. This is due largely to its lower content of__________.






41. 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).






42. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...






43. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?






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






45. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






46. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






47. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?






48. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?






49. USAHA






50. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?