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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?






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






3. What is a TMR to a dairy person?






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






5. 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






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






7. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...






8. Which one of the following is the largest dairy milk marketing cooperative in the U.S.?






9. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...






10. What state agency regulates waste management?






11. What is intra musclular injection?






12. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan - all red - all white - or even spotted red and white is...






13. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?






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






15. All milking equipment must be sanitized...






16. NFDM






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






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






19. ___________ represents the largest daily input cost in producing milk.






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






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






22. 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?






23. Young dairy calves frequently suffer and may die due to scours. The chief cause of deadly scours at this age is...






24. What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?






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






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






27. A material used in a footbath for cows with foot rot problems is...






28. If you add sugar to a milk product - you must ______ the minimum pasteurization temperature by _____ degrees F.






29. About 90% of U.S. dairies use a __________ milking schedule.






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






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. CCC






33. When evaluating a dairy ration - what do the letters TDN stand for?






34. In cows - salmonellosis infections are most common in those that have calved within __________.






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






36. The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are...






37. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?






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






39. Fermented forage plants relates to...






40. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?






41. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






42. After a bulk tank is washed and rinsed - beading of water droplets is a sign of _____.






43. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?






44. NAFTA






45. Nutritionists have developed a test to compare one alfalfa sample to another - determining the RFV of each. RFV stands for...






46. Foot Rot is scientifically known as what?






47. What is a common name for infectious kerato conjunctivitis?






48. What is subcutaneous injection?






49. The top most part of a cow's head is called the...






50. How frequently should an average freshen?







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