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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...
Mycotoxins
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
35 to 40%
Vitamin K
2. A mutation where calves have little or no control over the movement of their legs is called...
Retained placenta
Limber leg
Small Intestine
Rump
3. NRC
Rolling Herd Average
Propionic acid
NAtional Research Council
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
4. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.
Swollen hock
Four or more times
A minimum of every 6 months
Follicular and luteal
5. NAFTA
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Feed
North American Free Trade Agreement
Twice/day
6. Milking time is best reduced by...
Preparing cows properly
15 months
Alfalfa and Clover
Cystic
7. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?
Transponders
Swollen hock
10
Sole
8. Which cows have higher protein requirements?
Retained placenta
Between 14 and 35 days
High-producing pregnant cows
9%
9. PTAT
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
5
4 years
10. The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ________?
60 days
75%
Decreases - increases
Total Mixed Ration
11. 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?
Clipping and singeing
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
12. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?
Total Production Index
.39%
18
Mycobacterium bovis
13. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?
Alfalfa and Clover
% Protein
Bovine Somatotropin
Oxytocin
14. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?
5000000
Zinc
Income over feed costs
The initiation of milk secretion
15. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.
Swollen hock
Parturtion
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Citrate
16. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
80
Bangs
10 days
Side by side (head out)
17. 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 _______________________?
The initiation of milk secretion
3.5-4.0
Nitrogen excretion
Flank
18. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?
Arteries
Claw
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Mammals
19. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?
20
25
Heifer
Water
20. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...
Blind quarter
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
Displaced abomasum
Interdigital phlegmon
21. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?
United States Dairy Export Council
75-79.9
Oxytocin
After 55 days
22. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?
20
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
Magnesium
10 days
23. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?
Leukocytes
Niacin
Reproductive failure
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
24. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?
18
12-14 weeks
Cheese
When it is proven that she will breed
25. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Digital Dermatitis
Dairy Comp 305
Faster
26. What is subcutaneous injection?
Decreases - increases
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Administered under the skin
25
27. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
Water
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Loin and chine
Parturient paresis
28. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?
Vitamin A
Disbudding
2.25
Nonprotein nitrogen
29. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
Cheddar
Water
Sire conception rate
National Farmers Organization
30. In cows - salmonellosis infections are most common in those that have calved within __________.
Abomasum
10 days
Post-synch
Manure handling procedures
31. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...
Ringworm
Between 28 to 30 days
Heifer
The initiation of milk secretion
32. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Swollen hock
Vibriosis
A negatively charged ion
33. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.
30%
Vitamin B
National Farmers Organization
Black leg
34. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
Two weeks prior to calving
300 + degree
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
35 to 40%
35. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...
Abomasum
Dairy character
6 hours
% Protein
36. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?
Follicular and luteal
Feed
Bangs
Symbiotic
37. What is lactogenesis?
Pink eye
Side by side (head out)
Rear feet and legs
The initiation of milk secretion
38. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?
300 + degree
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
Follicle stimulating hormone
North American Free Trade Agreement
39. What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?
Small intestine
Between 28 to 30 days
10
3.0
40. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?
Guernsey
Reticulum
Leukocytes
18
41. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?
Cystic
High-producing pregnant cows
20 to 24
3.5-4.0
42. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?
Rolling Herd Average
24 hours
Energy
Large intestines
43. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
20-30%
Mastitis
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Guernsey
44. Cows produce pheromones which...
Attract the opposite sex
Clipping and singeing
Follicle stimulating hormone
Escherichia coli
45. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?
20
80
In the cell wall
Small Intestine
46. What percent of milk is water?
87%
40 degrees F
Enteritis
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
47. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?
Water
During the first pregnancy
Clipping and singeing
Milking Shorthorn
48. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?
Animal Improvement Program Lab
10
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
Leukocytes
49. BVD
Dairy Comp 305
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Reticulum
Sickle hocked
50. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...
Heat detection and conception rates
Sodium
5-9 years old
Magnesium
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