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Dairy Cattle Basics

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. In regards to dairy production RHA refers to...






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






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






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






5. Which compartment of a dairy cow's stomach is located closest to the heart and it is a spot where hardware disease occurs?






6. To dairymen - the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is...






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






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






9. A condition of low blood calcium - which results in partial paralysis of the cow is known as __________________.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Cows produce pheromones which...






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






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






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






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






20. What is the USDA's AIPL?






21. Ways to avoid milk fever in cows






22. Bovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of...






23. What is intravenous injection?






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






25. When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?






26. Which of the compartments of a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as the true stomach?






27. Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?






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






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






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






31. Alfalfa is an example of ___ in a dairy ration.






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






33. A disease transmitted through natural mating which causes abortion - low conception rates - and irregular heat cycles is _____________________.






34. If the heat detection rate is 30% and the conception rate is 30% - What is the pregnancy rate?






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






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






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






38. Brucellosis is also know as...






39. The most common pathogen found in raw milk is...






40. When a cow comes into heat every few days - she is referred to as?






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






42. What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?






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






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






45. Research has shown that by formulating lactating cow rations with proper amounts of certain amino acids - we can decrease the crude protein content of the ration and reduce _______________________?






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






47. A ____________gene in Black and White Holsteins is responsible for the red and white color being expressed at times...






48. The topline of a cow is made up of the...






49. Milking time is best reduced by...






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