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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?
Guernsey
101.5 degrees F
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
3 years

2. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...
1
100
Dairy Comp 305
GTPI

3. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?
To add a concentrated form of energy
Cation-Anion Difference
Lignin
Copper sulfate

4. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.
Abomasum
Mastitis
Drug residue
Hardware disease

5. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
Premis ID
Silage
Milking Shorthorn

6. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
6 hours
Water
5
Enteritis

7. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
Income over feed costs
Administered in the muscle
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
Listeria

8. 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?
Sickle hocked
Manure handling procedures
Mastitis
PH 4.6

9. BFP
Arteries
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
Basic Formula Price
1957

10. The number one reason for culling in U.S. dairy herds is...
Brown Swiss
Reproductive failure
Dairy Comp 305
Faster

11. Which one of the following describes biotin?
Potassium
A B-Vitamin
72
Feed

12. When compared to normal corn silage - brown mid-rib corn silage has more energy and high digestibility. This is due largely to its lower content of__________.
62 to 65% moisture
No less than 60% moisture
Lignin
305 days

13. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?
Total Production Index
Transponders
Between 14 and 35 days
Symbiotic

14. What is lactogenesis?
The initiation of milk secretion
Rear feet and legs
A positively charged ion
Nitrogen

15. When reffering to vaccinations - what do the letters MLV stand for?
Modified Live Virus
A minimum of every 6 months
Limber leg
Guernsey

16. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...
Integrated pest management
Basic Formula Price
Rolling Herd Average
40 gallons

17. All milking equipment must be sanitized...
2.25
After each use
Decreases - increases
Total Digestible Nutrients

18. The first feeding of colostrum should equal about ___ percent of the calf's body weight?
5
16-18
8.62 pounds
High-producing pregnant cows

19. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?
PH 4.6
Calories
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Black leg

20. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?
The initiation of milk secretion
50-80%
Displaced abomasum
30

21. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.
Feed
Dairy Comp 305
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Progesterone

22. What is subcutaneous injection?
50-70
72
Administered under the skin
70% moisture

23. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...
Guernsey
Roughage
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
3.5-4.0

24. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
Between 6.0 and 6.5
Animal Improvement Program Lab
Body weight

25. In order to prevent bloat - the feed additive Poloxalene is often added to feed rations for cows that are grazing. Which of the following grazed forages are most likely to cause bloat?
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
6 hours
Alfalfa and Clover

26. Where are degradable proteins broken down?
Left side of the body
Methane
To add a concentrated form of energy
Rumen

27. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?
20 to 24
5000000
Zinc
Back flushing

28. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?
Cryoscope
Holstein
Energy
Progesterone

29. What state agency regulates waste management?
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
A B-Vitamin
Twice/day
2.25

30. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?
Nonfat Dry Milk
International Dairy Foods Associactions
Calories
Cation-Anion Difference

31. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.
Citrate
Once every 12 months
Copper
5-9 years old

32. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...
Copper sulfate
North American Free Trade Agreement
Citrate
Recessive

33. A bovine female which has not had a calf is a...
Heifer
Rumen and reticulum
100
Between 6.0 and 6.5

34. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
Potassium
3.0
High % of water
Mastitis

35. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...
MyDairy
Limber leg
It is not necessary to supplement the intake of Vitamin B complex
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system

36. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...
Alfalfa and Clover
6 hours
90-100
.39%

37. What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beginning of heat?
30 hours
Corpus Luteum
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Side by side (head out)

38. Feeding proper rations during the summer is important for both cow comfort and maintaining milk production. Which nutrient is most important during the summer months?
Water
Propionic acid
Restraint and control of the animal
North American Free Trade Agreement

39. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.
North American Free Trade Agreement
Prussic acid poisoning
282 days
Two times

40. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...
40/60
Left side of the body
High % of water
Cheese

41. Milk that is low in SCC has more casein - which is a primary component in _______?
15 months
Vitamin K
Cheese
A negatively charged ion

42. The hormone ______________ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection - when necessary after parturition.
Lactose intolerance
Oxytocin
15 months
Fat

43. NFO
To give birth
National Farmers Organization
Net Energy
Abomasum

44. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?
% Degradable proteins
Pasteurizing system
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Good plus

45. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...
Claw
Attract the opposite sex
50-80%
% Protein

46. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?
305 days
6 hours
Digital Dermatitis
Rump

47. Jersey cattle are characterized by having a ______________ face...
Large Plastic Bags
50-70
Dished
Parturtion

48. BST is the acronym for what compound?
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Between 28 to 30 days
Bovine Somatotropin
Sole

49. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?
Digestive
High-producing pregnant cows
Parturtion
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year.

50. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
Water
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
300 + degree
Laminitis