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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?






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






3. HTST is a ______________






4. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






5. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






6. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?






7. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called...






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






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






10. 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?






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






12. BVD






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






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






15. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






16. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?






17. Fermented forage plants relates to...






18. USDEC






19. 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.






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






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






22. Cows produce pheromones which...






23. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'dairy strength' accounts for how many points?






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






25. Manure management is a major concern for most modern - large-scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve...






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






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






28. FAS






29. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?






30. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






31. 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?






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






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






34. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...






35. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






36. Normal presentation of a calf for parturition will have...






37. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






38. Which one of the following describes biotin?






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






40. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'dairy strength' accounts for how many points?






41. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?






42. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.






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






44. In a sire's proof - daughters' calving ease measures __________________.






45. What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?






46. NFO






47. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?






48. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






49. In regards to pedigrees - What is a RHA?






50. What is the largest cost on most U.S. dairy farms?