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Dairy Cattle Basics

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1. The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ________?






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






3. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?






4. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






5. In the reproductive tract of a dairy cow - how many uterine horns are there?






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






7. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






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






9. Adequate consumption of long fiber roughage is important to both milk production and herd heath. A long fiber roughage is one that is...






10. Which purebred dairy breed association introduced a 'dairy price stabilization' program in 2009?






11. Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?






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






13. When the environmental temperature falls below 30°F - the normal diet of a young calf should be supplemented with _______________?






14. 98% of somatic cells are...






15. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?






16. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?






17. This vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood...






18. What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?






19. What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value of less than 70?






20. When a small metal object punctures the stomach wall and causes an infection - the resulting disease is called____________________.






21. In the ruminant digestive system - which to the following is the name of first section of the small intestine that is connected to the abomasum?






22. What is intra musclular injection?






23. What should the pH of a 'close up' Holstein's urine be?






24. What is the USDA's AIPL?






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






26. 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).






27. Abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy is often caused by_______________.






28. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






29. Corn silage stored in sealed upright silos should be ensiled at what moisture?






30. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?






31. A Milking herd's TMR should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?






32. The rear quarters produce __________% of the daily milk yield.






33. The hormone BST is given to dairy cows...






34. Quality forage is critical for acow's milk production. Many people evaluate hay based upon its green color; others think the color is a poor indication of nutrient composition. However - green colored hay is generally considered to have a higher ____






35. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?






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






37. In reference to reproduction - What does CL stand for?






38. In a cow - where would you find the alveolus?






39. Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?






40. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






41. How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?






42. Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk - but you can make _________ from raw milk.






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






44. Milking time is best reduced by...






45. GnRH






46. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?






47. What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?






48. Rumen bacteria enable dairy cattle to utilize which feed supplement?






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






50. What is a nonfunctional mammary gland called?






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