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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is a cation?






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






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






4. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?






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






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






7. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...






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






9. Lactation is unique to _________.






10. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?






11. Fresh milk - at a dairy - is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F within 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _______________ to accomplish this within minutes.






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






13. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?






14. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






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






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






17. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.






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






19. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.






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






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






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






23. What is an anion?






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






25. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






26. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?






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






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






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






30. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?






31. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






32. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?






33. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.






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






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






36. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?






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






38. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?






39. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






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






41. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?






42. Lactation is unique to _________.






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






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






45. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?






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






47. Where are degradable proteins broken down?






48. What units are used to measure energy?






49. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






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