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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'Weaver Syndrome' is most often found in the _______________dairy breed?






2. What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal bunker silos or bags?






3. Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet - with black boxes containing electronic I.D. - production - management information. These units are called...






4. NFO






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






6. What does the term freshen mean in relation the dairy production?






7. One ejaculation from a bull typically contains _________________ sperm






8. What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?






9. Generally - high-producing Holsteins eat ___________ pounds of dry matter per day?






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






11. Dairy cattle where first successfully cloned in the_______________.

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






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






14. On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card - the category 'feet and legs' accounts for how many points?






15. Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.






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






17. The only aspect of milk quality that can be completely controlled on the farm is ______________.






18. 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






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






20. Some Texas dairymen are placing Bermuda and/or corn forage into ______________ for fermentation and silage production.






21. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?






22. Almost 95% of the dairy cows in the U.S. are...






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






24. What are structural carbohydrates made of?






25. CCC






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






27. How is a dairy's RHA calculated?






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






29. The _____________is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters






30. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?






31. IDFA






32. 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?






33. Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent...






34. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate...






35. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?






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






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






38. At what isoelectric point (point at which proteins have net zero charge) do caseins precipitate?






39. Dairy herds have historically used artificial insemination. Currently approximately ____________% of all dairy pregnancies results from A.I.






40. Cows treated with BST typically show an increase in milk production of...






41. Cows produce pheromones which...






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






43. Most dairies in Texas are considered to be CAFO's. A CAFO is...






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






45. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn - what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?






46. Colostrum has approximately _____ calcium - as does regular milk.






47. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct set of feet and legs?






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






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






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