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Dairy Cattle Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...
5-9 years old
Esophageal groove
Reproductive failure
70% moisture
2. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?
Urea
Progesterone
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Holstein
3. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...
Left side of the body
Water
14 days
Holstein
4. What are the four composite indexes calculated by the Holstein Association?
Fat residue
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
Jersey
Non-forage Carbohydrates
5. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...
40 gallons
Cystic
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
Vibriosis
6. Name the three common places Coliforms are found.
Mud - water - and manure
Small intestine
300 + degree
Direct Microscopic Counts
7. Which of the following is a compartment of the dairy cow's stomach?
Abomasum
Rumen and reticulum
Holstein
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
8. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.
Dairy character
Nitrogen excretion
A negatively charged ion
Lactose intolerance
9. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
Guernsey
Vitamin A
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Pasteurizing system
10. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value of less than 70?
16-18
You S Animal Health Association
Limber leg
Poor
11. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...
5
Between 28 to 30 days
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Premis ID
12. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).
Solids removal
80
Retained placenta
Feeding the cow
13. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?
Water
4 years
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Left side of the body
14. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...
% Protein
Administered in the muscle
Parathyroid gland
1
15. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?
Between 14 and 35 days
A negatively charged ion
20000000
During the first pregnancy
16. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
High % of water
Heat detection and conception rates
North American Free Trade Agreement
17. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet - which gland is simulated?
Parathyroid gland
Milking Shorthorn
Modified Live Virus
They may be bothersome to livestock and other animals
18. What are structural carbohydrates made of?
Modified Live Virus
Sodium Bicarbonate
Cellulose - hemicellulose - and lignin
Digital Dermatitis
19. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?
Abomasum
Digestive
A positively charged ion
Claw
20. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet - which gland is simulated?
Once every 12 months
Copper
50 percent
Parathyroid gland
21. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Two weeks prior to calving
Decreases - increases
Lignin
22. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?
70%
Sickle hocked
Administered under the skin
75%
23. NFDM
After each use
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
24 hours
Nonfat Dry Milk
24. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?
3.5-4.0
Rear feet and legs
Post-synch
Plate chiller
25. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?
Good plus
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
101.5 degrees F
26. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.
Clipping and singeing
Brucellosis
Two times
Sire conception rate
27. FARAD
18
10
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Nitrogen excretion
28. After insemination - how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?
24 hours
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
29. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
MyDairy
Cheddar cheese
Water
Guernsey
30. Which one of the following is not classified as a fatāsoluble vitamin?
International Dairy Foods Associactions
Guernsey
Sterile heifer born twin to a bull
Vitamin B
31. 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?
Four or more times
International Dairy Foods Associactions
Escherichia coli
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
32. When doing classification scoring - a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as...
After 55 days
Very good
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
Rump
33. What is the largest cost on most U.S. dairy farms?
Poll
Jersey
750000
Feed
34. Cows produce pheromones which...
Attract the opposite sex
Vitamin A
Lactose intolerance
International Dairy Foods Associactions
35. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?
Small intestine
10 days
Neutral Detergent Fiber
60 days
36. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...
Hardware disease
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Follicular and luteal
Listeria
37. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.
50
Reduce the incidence of mastitis
Alfalfa and Clover
2:1
38. The most costly form of mastitis is?
Subclinical
Front feet toward rear of the cow with head - nose first - between them
Total Production Index
Bangs
39. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?
Escherichia coli
Sickle hocked
282 days
5
40. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?
National Milk Producers Federation
Vitamin B
Cryoscope
Rumen and reticulum
41. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?
Brucellosis
Between 14 and 35 days
When it is proven that she will breed
.39%
42. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.
Black leg
16-18
Beta-carotene
Swollen hock
43. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.
1
Feed
14 days
% Degradable proteins
44. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?
Rump
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
25 gallons
Progesterone
45. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?
70%
To add a concentrated form of energy
Holstein
24 hours
46. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?
Mastitis
The tendency for a group of animals to do the same thing at the same time
Sire conception rate
Solids removal
47. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?
87%
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
9 weeks
Cation-Anion Difference
48. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
Vitamin A
National Milk Producers Federation
Heat detection and conception rates
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
49. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...
Holstein
Large intestines
The weaving gait of affected cattle
Direct Microscopic Counts
50. Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for absorbing excess water?
18
Large intestines
Relative Forage Value
Mastitis