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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.
15 months
Propionic acid
Abomasum
50
2. HTST is a ______________
Pasteurizing system
Mule-foot
NAtional Research Council
Chine
3. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?
Premis ID
Udder
2000's
Copper
4. EU
European Union
Modified Live Virus
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Rolling Herd Average
5. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?
400‐500 gallons
Milk fever
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
MyDairy
6. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?
Sodium
Sole
Faster
50-80%
7. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...
Rolling Herd Average
Holstein
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Extremely fat
8. NFO
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
National Farmers Organization
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Very good
9. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Milking Shorthorn
Modified Live Virus
72
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.
10. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Negative net energy balance
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
Methane
11. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?
Foreign Agricultural Service
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Digestive
Cation-Anion Difference
12. What are the two types of ovarian cysts?
Follicular and luteal
Omasum
Niacin
Modified Live Virus
13. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...
Energy
40/60
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
Cation-Anion Difference
14. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.
Citrate
50 percent
20000000
Fat
15. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?
Sire conception rate
Net Energy
Disbudding
35 to 40%
16. A switch on a cow is...
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
The bottom most part of the tail
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
17. 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?
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Ringworm
Water
25
18. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?
Parturient paresis
20
International Dairy Foods Associactions
Holstein
19. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.
Foreign Agricultural Service
Magnesium
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
24
20. 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?
Large intestines
No less than 60% moisture
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Animal Improvement Program Lab
21. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.
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22. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...
100
Fats
Black leg
Dished
23. PTAT
A minimum of every 6 months
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Administered in the muscle
Registered Holstein Ancestry
24. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
1
Parathyroid gland
50-70
25. What is the most abundant mineral in the body?
Feed
750000
Potassium
Calcium
26. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
300 + degree
The weaving gait of affected cattle
National Milk Producers Federation
27. What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?
75-79.9
16-18
Increase - 5
30 hours
28. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?
24 hours
Mammals
Progesterone
NAtional Research Council
29. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
87%
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Abomasum
Large intestines
30. When using sexed semen - conception rates are _________ percent of the conception rates achieved when using unsexed semen under the same conditions?
Income over feed costs
Two times
Attract the opposite sex
50-80%
31. A free martin is considered a...
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
5-9 years old
Administered via blood vessels
Vitamin A
32. Dairy cows need roughage to concentrate ratio of approximately ______________ to maintain the desired fat content in the milk.
Mud - water - and manure
25
Interdigital phlegmon
40/60
33. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?
Rear feet and legs
National Farmers Organization
Abomasum
Parathyroid gland
34. GATT
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Zinc
XY
100
35. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?
400‐500 gallons
9 weeks
2000's
60 days
36. What is a cation?
Longer than 1.5 inches
Administered in the muscle
MyDairy
A positively charged ion
37. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
Rump
Solids removal
Between 28 to 30 days
35 to 40%
38. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?
Rolling Herd Average
Rolling Herd Average
12-14 weeks
Esophageal groove
39. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...
Propionic acid
NAtional Research Council
The weaving gait of affected cattle
Arteries
40. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?
70% moisture
Solids removal
2:1
75%
41. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters
Bangs
Pulsator
Limber leg
45-55
42. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?
Registered Holstein Ancestry
750000
High-producing pregnant cows
Fat
43. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?
Direct Microscopic Counts
24 hours
15 months
Carbon Dioxide Gas
44. What trait with the only positive genetic correlation to milk production?
Dairy character
Two times
Jersey
Administered via blood vessels
45. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.
Two weeks prior to calving
Cheddar cheese
Nitrogen
Pink eye
46. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?
Carbon Dioxide Gas
50 percent
Vitamin B
Alfalfa and Clover
47. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?
Oxytocin
Abomasum
Large Plastic Bags
Rumen
48. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
Rumen and reticulum
Pink eye
Bone calcium
Post-synch
49. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?
Escherichia coli
Brown Swiss
Composting
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
50. Why is fat added to dairy rations?
To add a concentrated form of energy
Rumen and reticulum
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
Parturtion
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