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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every _____ hours.






2. To maintain margins - you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd's IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?






3. PTAT






4. Dairy heifers need to bred at ________ of age assuming they are at least 65% of their adult weight at that time.






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






6. The typical lactation curve shows a dairy cow reaching her peak production about ________days into the lactation cycle.






7. The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the...






8. What percent of lactating dairy cows have oxytocin in their bloodstreams during milking?






9. Which hormone produced by the uterus causes regression of the corpus luteum?






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






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






12. What is a cation?






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






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






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






16. When discussing nutrition - What does NPN stand for?






17. When doing classification scoring - a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as...






18. What are two methods for shortening udder hair?






19. Pest Predators will travel up to ____ yards to find their food source (fly pupae).






20. Where are degradable proteins broken down?






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






22. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






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






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






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






26. Which of the following is the most popular type of cheese in the United States?






27. FSA






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






29. Proponents of global warming having accused cows of being a major factor. This is due to their release of...






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






31. Endocrinology is the science dealing with _______________.






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






33. Cows produce pheromones which...






34. Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas - liver - and kidney?






35. The portion of the milker unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the...






36. Why is fat added to dairy rations?






37. An average Holstein cow should give _______ pounds per day for each lactation.






38. Producers using BST must give their cows an injection of it every...






39. What state agency regulates waste management?






40. How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?






41. When comparing bulls for artificial insemination - What does 'SCR' stand for?






42. Which cows have higher protein requirements?






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






44. Fats are broken down by a dairy cow In what part of her body?






45. Brucellosis is also know as...






46. Protein is a combination of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contaIn what element?






47. For best results calves should be fed colostrum within ____ hours of calving...






48. Which of the following is an infectious disease?






49. %DBH






50. What is the name of the term for a farm's unique identification number that is part of the National Animal Identification System?