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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 hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?






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






3. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...






4. The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than nutrients that she is consuming in feed is called...






5. EU






6. What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?






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






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






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






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






11. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.






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






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






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






15. IPM






16. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?






17. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?






18. What is the USDA's AIPL?






19. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?






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






21. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






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






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






24. Brucellosis is also know as...






25. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...






26. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






27. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






28. Allelomimetic behavior is defined as...






29. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.






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






31. Milking time is best reduced by...






32. Fermented forage plants relates to...






33. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...






34. IDFA






35. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?






36. NAFTA






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






38. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?






39. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.






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






41. 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?






42. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?






43. NFO






44. The source of rennet (a substance used in cheese making) is...






45. FSIS






46. 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.






47. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?






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






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






50. What state agency regulates waste management?