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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. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?






2. Dairy cows need roughage to concentrate ratio of approximately ______________ to maintain the desired fat content in the milk.






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






4. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.






5. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...






6. FARAD






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






8. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?






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






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






11. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?






12. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?






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






14. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...






15. What is the USDA's AIPL?






16. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...






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






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






19. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...






20. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.






21. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






22. Nutritionists have developed a test to compare one alfalfa sample to another - determining the RFV of each. RFV stands for...






23. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?






24. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...






25. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...






26. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...






27. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






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






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






30. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?






31. Cows produce pheromones which...






32. What state agency regulates waste management?






33. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?






34. A mutation where calves have little or no control over the movement of their legs is called...






35. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.






36. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency






37. In the reproductive tract of a dairy cow - how many uterine horns are there?






38. 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 _______________________?






39. When discussing nutrition - What does NPN stand for?






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






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






42. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?






43. 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__________.






44. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...






45. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






46. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?






47. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?






48. GATT






49. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






50. 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?