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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?






2. What percent of milk is water?






3. How frequently should an average freshen?






4. A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that...






5. Which one of the following is not classified as a fat‐soluble vitamin?






6. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?






7. Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes...






8. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...






9. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.






10. What state agency regulates waste management?






11. Which one of the following is the name of the part of the cow's back that lies between the withers and the loin?






12. NRC






13. 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?






14. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?






15. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than nutrients that she is consuming in feed is called...






21. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?






22. What trait with the only positive genetic correlation to milk production?






23. 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...






24. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?






25. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.






26. Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked __________ times/day if they are able to choose.






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






28. Fermented forage plants relates to...






29. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






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






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






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






33. dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is...






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






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






36. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...






37. A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of ______________old.






38. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






39. What is subcutaneous injection?






40. The portion of the ruminant digestive system which is known as and functions as the 'true' stomach is the...






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






42. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?






43. IDFA






44. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...






45. 'Thurl position' is a trait evaluated in the ________ category on the PDCA Unified Scorecard?






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






47. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?






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






49. When discussing nutrition - What does NPN stand for?






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