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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. What is the sex chromosome configuration of a male calf?






2. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...






3. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...






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






5. HTST is a ______________






6. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the...






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






8. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.






9. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






10. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.






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






12. BFP






13. When examining feed rations - what do the letters NDF stand for?






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






15. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?






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






17. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






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






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






20. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...






21. The annual sale of dairy semen exceeds __________ straws.






22. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?






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






24. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?






25. How many das into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?






26. What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?






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






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






29. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






30. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...






31. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?






32. It is widely acknowledged that a calcium/phosphorus ration of about ______________ is best for a dairy ration since this mirrors that of the cows' body.






33. Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of _________________ vitamin deficiency






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






35. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






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






37. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...






38. To the hundreth - how many pounds of milk are in a gallon?






39. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.






40. 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?






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






42. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?






43. Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?






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






45. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?






46. A Babcock test may be used to measure the __________ % of milk.






47. What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?






48. Lactation is unique to _________.






49. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?






50. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?