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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
100%
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
100
2. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.
Disbudding
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Negative net energy balance
Drug residue
3. A calf's birth weight is approximately ________% of its' mature weight.
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
5
10%
The cows leave the milkers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows side by side
4. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
5
XY
Laminitis
PH 4.6
5. Brucellosis is also know as...
Bangs
Sickle hocked
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Methane
6. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Rolling Herd Average
Lignin
Jersey
7. 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?
Lignin
Manure handling procedures
Parturtion
The bacteria Escherichia Coli
8. A free martin is considered a...
Feed
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
5
Mycobacterium bovis
9. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?
Bangs
Zinc
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
PGF
10. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...
Mammals
Subclinical
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Vitamin K
11. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?
In the cell wall
Claw
Rolling Herd Average
Carbon
12. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?
Urea
Cystic
Small Intestine
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
13. Lactation is unique to _________.
High % of water
Carbon
Mammals
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
14. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet - which gland is simulated?
75%
Parathyroid gland
Total Mixed Ration
Nitrogen
15. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?
Twice/day
% Degradable proteins
Modified Live Virus
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
16. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______
Decreases - increases
Rumen and reticulum
Hardware disease
Potassium
17. The rumen of a cow is located...
Left side of the body
8.62 pounds
Holstein
40 degrees F
18. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.
Inguinal
300 + degree
Hormones
10
19. The Global Dairy Agenda for Action is a pledge to reduce _______ emissions in an attempt to address global warming?
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
Carbon
Heifer
Integrated pest management
20. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?
Guernsey
750000
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
21. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...
Pasteurizing system
Carbon
Subclinical
Guernsey and Jersey
22. A free martin is considered a...
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Propionic acid
12-14 weeks
23. In dairy cows - What is the name of the disease caused by the organisms Staph Aureus - Strep Uberis - and Klebsiella?
2000's
Mastitis
12-14 weeks
A minimum of every 6 months
24. Neospora caninum is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?
Stainless steel
Abortion
After 55 days
Restraint and control of the animal
25. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Four or more times
European Union
Jersey
26. In the ruminant digestive system - which to the following is the name of first section of the small intestine that is connected to the abomasum?
Parathyroid gland
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Duodenum
Carbon Dioxide Gas
27. 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?
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Twice/day
4 years
Water
28. Quality forage is critical for acow's milk production. Many people evaluate hay based upon its green color; others think the color is a poor indication of nutrient composition. However - green colored hay is generally considered to have a higher ____
Jersey
Administered via blood vessels
282 days
Beta-carotene
29. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...
Mastitis
Milk on Demand
85
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
30. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...
Cheese
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Carbon Dioxide Gas
Fats
31. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?
Laminitis
Registered Holstein Ancestry
87%
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
32. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Cheddar cheese
Side by side (head out)
Sodium
33. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...
.39%
20-30%
Feed
Sole
34. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?
Copper
Drug residue
Rumen and reticulum
Methane
35. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?
Oxytocin
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
8.62 pounds
60 days
36. 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?
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
Bangs
MyDairy
37. Parallel milk barns typically have several cows on each side. The cows are arranged in a ____________ fashion in this barn.
A minimum of every 6 months
Left side of the body
Clipping and singeing
Side by side (head out)
38. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
Listeria
90-100
2:1
101.5 degrees F
39. NSC
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
Pasteurizing system
25-30
20
40. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value of less than 70?
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Poor
Large Plastic Bags
5000000
41. The topline of a cow is made up of the...
Premis ID
Post-synch
Streptococus agalactae
Loin and chine
42. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?
Corpus Luteum
Corpus Luteum
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Extremely fat
43. BST is the acronym for what compound?
Bovine Somatotropin
Citrate
North American Free Trade Agreement
Bone calcium
44. The CWT programs stands for Cooperatives Working Together. Which of the following describes the function of this program?
A national dairy farmer-funded program that is used to help stabilize milk prices
Two weeks prior to calving
PGF
Mammals
45. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...
Omasum
Dairy Comp 305
70% moisture
Rear feet and legs
46. The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than nutrients that she is consuming in feed is called...
Leukocytes
Vitamin A
Negative net energy balance
9%
47. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
Follicle stimulating hormone
Stainless steel
Sire conception rate
Magnesium
48. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...
Lignin
Oxytocin
Sickle hocked
Recessive
49. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?
Side by side (head out)
Non-forage Carbohydrates
Progesterone
40/60
50. FARAD
Jersey
During the first pregnancy
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
40/60