2017 Intermediate Written Exam Questions

Question 1

What is given to a cow to help prevent hardware disease?

Answer 1

magnet

Question 2

How many pairs of chromosomes do dairy cattle have?

Answer 2

30 pairs

Question 3

Which cheese was formally accepted in 2002 as a Greek only cheese?

Answer 3

Feta

Question 4

What is the primary acid found in the abomasum?

Answer 4

hydrochloric HCl

Question 5

Dairy farmers strive to make forages at the optimum time to maximize milk production by minimizing what in the forage?

Answer 5

lignin

Question 6

What is the victory drink of the Indianapolis 500 each year?

Answer 6

milk

Question 7

Cows are most likely to express estrus or heat when housed on what type of surface?

Answer 7

dirt/earth

Question 8

Which parent determines the sex of the offspring?

Answer 8

sire

Question 9

Which breed of dairy cattle originated in Switzerland?

Answer 9

Brown Swiss

Question 10

What substance has a pH below 7?

Answer 10

acid

Question 11

What month is National Dairy month?

Answer 11

June

Question 12

Butter belongs to what milk class?

Answer 12

Class 4

Question 13

Is the corn plant an annual or perennial?

Answer 13

annual

Question 14

What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?

Answer 14

progesterone

Question 15

What does CP stand for in reference to dairy nutrition?

Answer 15

crude protein

Question 16

What is the name for the material left after water is removed from feed?

Answer 16

dry matter

Question 17

Milk provides what two minerals in approximately the same ratio as found in bone?

Answer 17

calcium and phosphorus

Question 18

What breed of dairy cattle produces milk with the highest fat and protein content?

Answer 18

Jersey

Question 19

What mineral is needed by the dairy cow in the largest quantity?

Answer 19

potassium

Question 20

What percentage of cows will come into heat while pregnant?

Answer 20

3-5%

Question 21

What is the normal body temperature for a cow?

Answer 21

101.5ºF

Question 22

What type of milk contains 80 cal per cup?

Answer 22

fat free milk

Question 23

What is the most costly disease in dairy cattle?

Answer 23

mastitis

Question 24

The three largest co-ops, in which state, have submitted a proposal to create a Federal Milk Marketing Order that would replace its existing state border?

Answer 24

California

Question 25

The genetic disorder known as limber leg and RVC affects which breed of dairy cattle?

Answer 25

Jersey

Question 26

Where does fertilization take place?

Answer 26

oviduct

Question 27

In the high temperature, short time method of pasteurization, milk must be heated to 161°F for how long?

Answer 27

15 seconds

Question 28

There are two main functions of the large intestine, name one of them.

Answer 28

storage of waste materials, water absorption

Question 29

The chine and loin make up what part of the dairy cow?

Answer 29

back

Question 30

What is the primary protein found in milk?

Answer 30

casein

Question 31

What do the initials AI stand for when discussing dairy cattle breeding?

Answer 31

artificial insemination

Question 32

When a cow battles a mastitis infection, toxins can destroy the milk-producing mammary epithelial tissue. What replaces this damaged tissue?

Answer 32

fibrous scar tiesue

Question 33

There are two main reasons to add molasses to a dairy ration. Name one.

Answer 33

reduce dustiness, improve palatability

Question 34

One stick of butter equals how many tablespoons?

Answer 34

8 Tablespoons

Question 35

Pinkeye is most prevalent during what season?

Answer 35

summer

Question 36

During hot weather, a cow’s body temperature often peaks at what time of day?

Answer 36

midnight

Question 37

What nutrient makes up the largest part of milk?

Answer 37

water

Question 38

A dairy product that contains not less than 36% milk that must be labeled as what?

Answer 38

heavy whipping cream

Question 39

What does the acronym NAAB stand for?

Answer 39

National Association of Animal Breeders

Question 40

What are the building blocks of fats and lipids?

Answer 40

fatty acids

Question 41

What parasite is associated with grubs or warbles in dairy cattle?

Answer 41

heel fly

Question 42

Carbon dioxide and methane are gases produced in which stomach compartment?

Answer 42

rumen

Question 43

Improved flavor, long shelf life, and increased cheese yield are advantages of high quality milk from whose standpoint?

Answer 43

a milk processor’s point of view

Question 44

In dairy cattle genetics, the genetic make-up of an animal is known as what?

Answer 44

genotype

Question 45

Milk temperature should be kept under what temperature to maintain the best quality?

Answer 45

40ºF

Question 46

In what year was the PDCA Showmanship Evaluation card last updated?

Answer 46

2011

Question 47

What hormone causes milk let down?

Answer 47

oxytocin

Question 48

Which beverage milk must be fortified with Vitamin A to be nutritionally similar to whole milk?

Answer 48

2%, 1% and fat free (all but whole milk)

Question 49

What is the percentage of digestibility of milk?

Answer 49

96-98%

Question 50

What is the primary process that takes place in the rumen?

Answer 50

fermentation