SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Dairy Cattle Basics
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
industries
,
dairy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.
100%
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
To add a concentrated form of energy
Back flushing
2. 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?
A B-Vitamin
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Manure handling procedures
Brown Swiss
3. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?
10 days
Parturtion
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
Once every 12 months
4. Which of the following is an infectious disease?
% Degradable proteins
Ringworm
Jersey
After 55 days
5. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...
Follicular and luteal
Abomasum
Arteries
80
6. BST is the acronym for what compound?
Bovine Somatotropin
Sickle hocked
Faster
To give birth
7. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.
Two times
Holstein
Mule-foot
Heat detection and conception rates
8. Dairy Management Inc. introduced the _______ social media program for dairy advocates?
MyDairy
PGF
Digital Dermatitis
Back flushing
9. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?
3-6 minutes
50-70
Heifer
Mastitis
10. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?
75-79.9
Hormones
Udder
Longer than 1.5 inches
11. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Prussic acid poisoning
30%
Low blood levvels of ionized calcium
12. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?
Parturtion
Abomasum
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rumen
13. The source of rennet (a substance used in cheese making) is...
The abomasums of a milk fed calf
Mammals
Plate chiller
Potassium
14. New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD system. MOD means...
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Milk on Demand
20 to 24
Very good
15. What type of mastitis is the easiest to cure?
Streptococus agalactae
Increase - 5
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Mule-foot
16. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?
Twelve
When it is proven that she will breed
70% moisture
Hardware disease
17. What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?
Predicted Transmitting Ability-Type
Inguinal
Income over feed costs
Brown Swiss
18. The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from...
Small intestine
Stainless steel
75-79.9
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
19. 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?
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Leukocytes
Reticulum
20. In a sire's proof - daughters' calving ease measures __________________.
40/60
The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
Urea
45-55
21. BVD
Between 6.0 and 6.5
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
22. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?
Collecting the methane gas being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy
Nonprotein nitrogen
Copper
Displaced abomasum
23. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.
24. Which of the following is not a commonly usedestrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
60 days
Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month X 100
Post-synch
25. What units are used to measure energy?
Vitamin A
Calories
PGF
Fat
26. CCC
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
70%
Calcium
Commodity Credit Corporation
27. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?
Brucellosis
50 percent
In the cell wall
Symbiotic
28. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
Pastuerized Milk Ordinance
90-100
Feeding the cow
10 days
29. What is an anion?
Extremely fat
Left side of the body
A negatively charged ion
Modified Live Virus
30. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?
Two weeks prior to calving
Back flushing
Rumen and reticulum
Small intestine
31. If a dairy bull has been genetically tested to determine his genomic make-up - this will be indicated on his pedigree by what letters?
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA)
Dished
GTPI
Pass from animals to humans and vice versa
32. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.
50
A negatively charged ion
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.
Income over feed costs
33. Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called...
Guernsey and Jersey
Restraint and control of the animal
When it is proven that she will breed
Arteries
34. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?
High-producing pregnant cows
Two times
Zinc
Between 6.0 and 6.5
35. 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?
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Alfalfa and Clover
National Farmers Organization
National Farmers Organization
36. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.
14 days
1
87%
Mycobacterium bovis
37. What is a TMR to a dairy person?
10%
Flank
60 days
Total Mixed Ration
38. How much more energy do fats contain per unit the carbohydrates and proteins?
Energy
Abomasum
Claw
2.25
39. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...
Listeria
50-80%
Rolling Herd Average
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
40. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.
8.62 pounds
Two times
Bangs
50-80%
41. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...
A minimum of every 6 months
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
A negatively charged ion
After 200 days of lactation
42. What pathway in youg calves direct milk into the abomasum - bypassing the rumen - reticulum - and omasum?
Mastitis
Esophageal groove
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Lignin
43. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?
50-70
To give birth
20-30%
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
44. Which system of the cow's body is most affected by paratuberculosis?
Food safety and Inspection Service
Digestive
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
Mastitis
45. GATT
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
Symbiotic
Esophageal groove
5000000
46. A dairy expects to cull approximately _________% of their herd each year.
40 gallons
25-30
Parathyroid gland
Rear feet and legs
47. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?
60 days
Nitrogen
Vitamin K
30 hours
48. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...
12-14 weeks
Sole
It has a lower vacuum requirement
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
49. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?
Udder
.39%
50-70
National Milk Producers Federation
50. When sanitizing milking equipment with water - the temperature must be a minimum of 170 degrees F and the utensils are to be under the flow of water for ____________ minute(s).
Laminitis
Net Energy
5
20 to 24