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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






2. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?






3. What is an anion?






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






5. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






6. A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?






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






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






9. Where are degradable proteins broken down?






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






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






12. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...






13. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?






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






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






16. What is the sex chromosome configuration of a male calf?






17. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






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






19. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?






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






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






22. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.






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






24. NSC






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






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






27. FARAD






28. NAFTA






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






30. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?






31. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.






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






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






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






35. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?






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






37. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?






38. In cows - salmonellosis infections are most common in those that have calved within __________.






39. Brucellosis is also know as...






40. Which one of the following describes biotin?






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






43. Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf receive from its sire?






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






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






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






47. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...






48. HTST is a ______________






49. What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?






50. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?