Test your basic knowledge |

Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






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






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






4. In order to prevent bloat - the feed additive Poloxalene is often added to feed rations for cows that are grazing. Which of the following grazed forages are most likely to cause bloat?






5. What is subcutaneous injection?






6. Limber leg is found most often in the ____________ dairy breed?






7. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?






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






9. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






10. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?






11. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?






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






13. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?






14. When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull be registered?






15. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...






16. FAS






17. Cows produce pheromones which...






18. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






19. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?






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






21. The topline of a cow is made up of the...






22. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






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






24. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


25. Dairy rations - especially those for high producing cows - may be buffered to maintain a desirable rumen pH. The most common buffering agent for this is...






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






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






28. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






29. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






30. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?






31. FSIS






32. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?






33. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?






34. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?






35. BST is the acronym for what compound?






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






37. What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen - near the groin?






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






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






40. Lactation is unique to _________.






41. What units are used to measure energy?






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. What state agency regulates waste management?






45. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?






46. When doing classification scoring - a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as...






47. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...






48. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.






49. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.






50. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...