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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 circulatory system of a dairy cow is very important to milk production. A dairy cow must circulate about _________ of blood for each pound of milk produced.






2. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...






3. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...






4. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






5. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?






6. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?






7. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?






8. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.






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






10. BST is the acronym for what compound?






11. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?






12. Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for absorbing excess water?






13. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






14. Dairy cows produce milk that is relatively high in B complex vitamins. Because they are ruminants...






15. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?






16. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?






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






18. Fresh milk - at a dairy - is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F within 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _______________ to accomplish this within minutes.






19. FARAD






20. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






21. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.






22. Milking time is best reduced by...






23. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






24. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






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






26. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






27. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






28. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.






29. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?






30. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






31. What is an anion?






32. NRC






33. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?






34. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?






35. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...






36. Fresh milk - at a dairy - is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F within 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _______________ to accomplish this within minutes.






37. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






38. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?






39. The typical lactation curve shows a dairy cow reaching her peak production about ________days into the lactation cycle.






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






41. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?






42. EU






43. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?






44. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.






45. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?






46. What is the largest cost on most U.S. dairy farms?






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






48. What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?






49. What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?






50. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?