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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The medical name tarsal hygroma - a commonaliment of dairy cows is commonly called...






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






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






4. What describes the fraction of the ration proteins - which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?






5. A dairy cow that has her feet too far forward (under her belly) is said to be...






6. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure - acid-base balance - and body fluid balance?






7. In dairy cows - What is the name of the disease caused by the organisms Staph Aureus - Strep Uberis - and Klebsiella?






8. Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile - comatose - and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves...






9. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?






10. Colostrum given to a baby calf more than ____________hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good.






11. This bacteria causes 'Circling Disease' in cattle...






12. One of the highest heritability traits for milk is...






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






14. NAFTA






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






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






17. What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?






18. When looking at DHI records - what do the letters RHA stand for?






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






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






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






22. What trait with the only positive genetic correlation to milk production?






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






24. What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?






25. The two main problems that effect reproduction are...






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






27. Fumonsin and zearalenone are examples of...






28. Dairy producers are particularly watchful for zoonotic diseases in their herd. Zoonotic diseases are defined as those that...






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






30. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydrolyzing them in their bodies. This problem is called _________________.






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






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






33. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant - What is a DMC?






34. In the standard protocol for cleaning milking equipment - which of the following is not one of the four phases of cleaning?






35. What state agency regulates waste management?






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






37. What is Milk Fever paresis caused by?






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






39. According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association - the preferred method of dehorning young calves is_________.






40. Cows produce pheromones which...






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






42. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?






43. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






44. GnRH






45. The rumen of a mature cow will hold approximately...






46. GATT






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






48. How did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?






49. Which dairy breed's milk is golden-yellow in color?






50. FSA