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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?






2. What is intra musclular injection?






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






4. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...






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






6. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?






7. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






8. When referring to rations - what do the letters NFC stand for?






9. Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?






10. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...






11. Dairy producers are particularly watchful for zoonotic diseases in their herd. Zoonotic diseases are defined as those that...






12. FSA






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






14. What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?






15. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...






16. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...






17. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...






18. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?






19. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...






20. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?






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






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






23. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?






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






25. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?






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






27. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






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






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






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






31. Research has shown that by formulating lactating cow rations with proper amounts of certain amino acids - we can decrease the crude protein content of the ration and reduce _______________________?






32. GATT






33. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






34. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?






35. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?






36. Cattle grazing stressed on wilted hybrid sorghum/Johnson grass type pasture - may die as a result of ________________.






37. Corn silage - stored in upright - top-unloading silos - should be chopped at which percent moisture?






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






39. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.






40. The dairy breed which produces the highest volume of milk is the...






41. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?






42. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.






43. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.






44. FSIS






45. A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?






46. What percent of milk is water?






47. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






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






49. 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?






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