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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.






2. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.






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






4. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






5. Cow comfort has been linked to milk production in numerous research studies. Not an example of a way to improve cow comfort used by dairymen?






6. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.






7. NFDM






8. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?






9. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?






10. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...






11. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?






12. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...






13. What state agency regulates waste management?






14. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?






15. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?






16. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?






17. How frequently should an average freshen?






18. Cattle grazing stressed on wilted hybrid sorghum/Johnson grass type pasture - may die as a result of ________________.






19. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.






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






21. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?






22. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?






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






24. What is an anion?






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






26. What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?






27. What is the scientific term for birth?






28. What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beginning of heat?






29. 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?






30. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






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






32. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






33. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...






34. 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.






35. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.






36. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...






37. The rumen of a cow is located...






38. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






39. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






40. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?






41. What is the scientific term for birth?






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






43. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






44. FSA






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






46. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






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






48. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?






49. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.






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?