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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. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?






2. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?






3. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.






4. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?






5. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.






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






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






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






9. 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?






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






11. Milking time is best reduced by...






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






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






14. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?






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






16. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet - which gland is simulated?






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






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






19. Milk with over_____________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States?






20. The source of rennet (a substance used in cheese making) is...






21. 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...






22. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?






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






24. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...






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






26. CCC






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






28. How often will HACCP inspect each Dairy Farm?






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






30. As a rule of thumb when milk production ________ - the milk fat content _______






31. What combines the Predicted Transmitting Ability for protein - fat - type and udder composite index and ranks the animal on its ability to transmit a balance of these four traits






32. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...






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






34. What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beginning of heat?






35. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?






36. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.






37. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?






38. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






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






40. What is the hormone that causes Uterine contractions to assist in parturition?






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






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






43. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?






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






45. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






46. Manure digesters convert _______________ fuel into electricity.






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






48. Milk let down in a dairy cow may be stimulated by...






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






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