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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • 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. NRC






2. How many das into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?






3. The medical name tarsal hygroma - a commonaliment of dairy cows is commonly called...






4. Grass Tetany may occur in early lactation cows grazing lush - heavily - fertilized pastures. Grass Tetany is caused by a ______________deficiency.






5. What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?






6. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...






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






8. If the freezing point of a sample of raw milk is above 30 degrees F this indicates...






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






10. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'dairy strength' accounts for how many points?






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






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






13. All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?






14. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.






15. BFP






16. What state agency regulates waste management?






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






18. 98% of somatic cells are...






19. What is subcutaneous injection?






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






21. What stomach compartments are not developed in a newborn calf?






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






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






24. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?






25. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?






26. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?






27. Which of the following is an infectious disease?






28. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






29. What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?






30. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?






31. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?






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






33. 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?






34. What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?






35. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front






36. A cow's gestation period is _______ long?






37. A cow with high lactation persistence is important for a dairy's economic success. Lactation persistency is...






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






39. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?






40. 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






41. Brucellosis is also know as...






42. How many chromosomes does the nucleus of each reproductive cell have in dairy cattle?






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






44. Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the ___________before they begin operations.






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






46. NSC






47. All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?






48. A very popular dairy management software in Texas is...






49. CCC






50. Milk traits - i.e. fat - protein - SNF and etc. - tend to have a heritability of about...