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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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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 numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?






2. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...






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






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






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






6. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.


7. What is the scientific term for birth?






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






9. A switch on a cow is...






10. In the reproductive tract of a dairy cow - how many uterine horns are there?






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






12. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






13. FSA






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






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






16. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






17. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






18. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.






19. FSIS






20. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?






21. How frequently should an average freshen?






22. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the...






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






24. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?






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






26. 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).






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






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






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






30. What percent of milk is water?






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






32. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?






33. Which one of the following describes biotin?






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






35. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






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






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






38. IDFA






39. What units are used to measure energy?






40. GATT






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






42. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?






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






44. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.






45. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?






46. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






47. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.






48. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






49. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?






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