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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?






2. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?






3. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.






4. NFO






5. Milking time is best reduced by...






6. What units are used to measure energy?






7. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.

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8. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?






9. 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.






10. Dairy rations - especially those for high producing cows - may be buffered to maintain a desirable rumen pH. The most common buffering agent for this is...






11. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front






12. FARAD






13. What state agency regulates waste management?






14. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






15. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






16. Cheddar cheese accounts for ____ % of American type cheeses made in the U.S.






17. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.






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






19. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






20. It is widely acknowledged that a calcium/phosphorus ration of about ______________ is best for a dairy ration since this mirrors that of the cows' body.






21. USAHA






22. A switch on a cow is...






23. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.






24. PTAT






25. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






26. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...






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






28. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...






29. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?






30. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






31. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






32. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?






33. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






34. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?






35. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?






36. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.






37. Dairy producers are particularly watchful for zoonotic diseases in their herd. Zoonotic diseases are defined as those that...






38. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






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






40. What is a cation?






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






42. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?






43. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?






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






45. Many dairymen 'dock' the tail on their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. They believe This is necessary to...






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






47. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?






48. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?






49. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...






50. What is subcutaneous injection?