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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?






2. Which one of the following is NOT classified as a water soluble-vitamin?






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






4. NRC






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






6. What is a cation?






7. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?






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






9. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






10. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?






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






12. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






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






14. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






15. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?






16. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.






17. The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ________?






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






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






20. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?






21. Cows produce pheromones which...






22. After a bulk tank is washed and rinsed - beading of water droplets is a sign of _____.






23. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






24. Fermented forage plants relates to...






25. What are the four composite indexes calculated by the Holstein Association?






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






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






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






29. When discussing nutrition - What does NPN stand for?






30. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






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






32. 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.






33. Brucellosis is also know as...






34. IDFA






35. Which dairy breed originated in the central part of the European continent?






36. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?






37. Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is...






38. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?






39. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?






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






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






42. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?






43. 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.






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






45. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...






46. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.






47. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...






48. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?






49. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...






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