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Dairy Cattle Basics
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1. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...
Rear feet and legs
24 hours
Holstein
Allowing them access to their new born calf for the 1st 30 days
2. _________ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.
Parturient paresis
Citrate
After 200 days of lactation
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
3. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?
Hardware disease
Mycotoxins
Udder
Blind quarter
4. A ____________ is usually necessary when feeding Dairy Cows TMR rations.
6 hours
Mixer box on a truck or trailer
Carbon Dioxide Gas
After 55 days
5. Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for...
Fat
Holstein
Restraint and control of the animal
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade
6. What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?
Attract the opposite sex
Propionic acid
After each use
20000000
7. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?
PGF
Milking Shorthorn
Calories
Jersey
8. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?
Mastitis
Extremely fat
Parathyroid gland
80
9. Regarding feed formulation - What does CAD stand for?
Holstein
Total Digestible Nutrients
Cation-Anion Difference
After 200 days of lactation
10. According to recent USDA surveys - What is the most popular age to wean dairy calves?
24 hours
9 weeks
PGF
Jersey
11. What state agency regulates waste management?
Stainless steel
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Laminitis
Poor
12. Milking time is best reduced by...
Sodium
282 days
Preparing cows properly
Jersey
13. On average - how many weekd after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?
12-14 weeks
Premis ID
High-producing pregnant cows
6 hours
14. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...
Body weight
Rump
Modified Live Virus
35 to 40%
15. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?
Oxytocin
Corpus Luteum
Milk fever
Flank
16. What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding animals and maintaining health?
Water
72
Prussic acid poisoning
Once every 12 months
17. IDFA
Rumen and reticulum
Heifer
2:1
International Dairy Foods Associactions
18. Body condition scores form 1 to 5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from...
3.5-4.0
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
Mastitis
Retained placenta
19. A disease causing air bubbles under the skin and usually results in rapid death is __________.
High-producing pregnant cows
Mule-foot
Black leg
Solids removal
20. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?
Follicle stimulating hormone
Esophageal groove
Manure handling procedures
Body weight
21. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.
Pasteurizing system
Vibriosis
Inguinal
72
22. What is intra musclular injection?
GTPI
After each use
Administered in the muscle
1957
23. Dairy Farmers frequently place a stomach magnet into their cows to...
80
50
Prevent ingested metal objects from interfering with the digestive tract or the respiratory system
Hormones
24. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.
40 gallons
Drug residue
Good plus
European Union
25. Dairy cattle have a ________ field of vision to their front
300 + degree
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
Bone calcium
During the first pregnancy
26. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.
282 days
Milk fever
Milking Shorthorn
1
27. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.
Large Plastic Bags
Mule-foot
Abomasum
Animal Improvement Program Lab
28. Cows produce pheromones which...
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
Attract the opposite sex
Fat
Lignin
29. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?
18
40 degrees F
Restraint and control of the animal
Holstein
30. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?
Registered Holstein Ancestry
Fats
Udder - feet and legs - body form - & dairy character
Dairy Comp 305
31. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
North American Free Trade Agreement
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
9%
Beta-carotene
32. In which breed of cow is the incidence of milk fever most common?
Jersey
Twelve
Loin and chine
Relative Forage Value
33. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?
Citrate
Pulsator
Cryoscope
5-9 years old
34. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?
Nitrogen
Administered in the muscle
Brucellosis
Jersey
35. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
Plant starch - pectin - and sugar
Zinc
PGF
1957
36. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?
62 to 65% moisture
Epinephrine
72
20
37. Mule-foot is found most often in ___________dairy breed?
Mud - water - and manure
Premis ID
After 55 days
Holstein
38. When discussing feed mixers - What is the range of manufacturers recommmended mixing times?
3-6 minutes
Abomasum
Commodity Credit Corporation
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
39. According to the NRC - what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?
Enteritis
Lignin
.39%
24
40. A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is...
25 gallons
To give birth
No less than 60% moisture
100
41. Which of the following is an infectious disease?
Ringworm
Modified Live Virus
PH 4.6
Holstein
42. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...
Integrated pest management
Escherichia coli
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Cheddar cheese
43. Normal body temperature for a dairy cow is _____________.
Holstein
101.5 degrees F
Follicular and luteal
Premis ID
44. When discussing lactation records - What does the term 'fat corrected milk' mean?
282 days
Dairy Comp 305
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
45. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5 - What does a score of 5 mean?
Extremely fat
Dished
When it is proven that she will breed
Restraint and control of the animal
46. What is subcutaneous injection?
Administered under the skin
101.5 degrees F
Cation-Anion Difference
Rump
47. Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________________ when compared to other type barns.
50-80%
Abomasum
Faster
35 to 40%
48. The rumen of a cow is located...
18
Left side of the body
Longer than 1.5 inches
Feed low potassium hay - silage - and anionic salts to dry cows
49. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
High-producing pregnant cows
Lignin
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
35 to 40%
50. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.
Net Energy
80
60
Mixer box on a truck or trailer