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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • 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. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






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






3. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?






4. A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of ______________old.






5. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?






6. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?






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






8. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?






9. 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?






10. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...






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






12. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...






13. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?






14. What is the largest cost on most U.S. dairy farms?






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






16. Heritability for milk production in dairy cattle is...






17. GnRH






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






19. Milk let down in a dairy cow may be stimulated by...






20. How many das into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?






21. GnRH






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






23. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?






24. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?






25. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?






26. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?






27. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






28. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...






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






30. 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).






31. A free martin is considered a...






32. In a sire's proof - daughters' calving ease measures __________________.






33. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






34. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






35. When does the greatest mammary tissue growth occur during a cow's life?






36. What trait with the only positive genetic correlation to milk production?






37. Where are non-degradable proteins absorbed?






38. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...






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






40. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?






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






42. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...






43. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






44. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?






45. USDEC






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






47. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?






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






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






50. Which one of the following describes biotin?