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






2. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?






3. Lactation is unique to _________.






4. HTST is a ______________






5. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?






6. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...






7. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






8. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






9. The most costly form of mastitis is?






10. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...






11. Feeding proper rations during the summer is important for both cow comfort and maintaining milk production. Which nutrient is most important during the summer months?






12. The first feeding of colostrum should equal about ___ percent of the calf's body weight?






13. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Which of the following is an infectious disease?






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






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






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






22. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...






23. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?






24. IPM






25. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.






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






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






28. What combines the Predicted Transmitting Ability for protein - fat - type and udder composite index and ranks the animal on its ability to transmit a balance of these four traits






29. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?






30. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.

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31. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...






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






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






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






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






36. Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings?






37. %DBH






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






39. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?






40. 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__________.






41. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?






42. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...






43. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?






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






45. What is subcutaneous injection?






46. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






47. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






48. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...






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






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