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Question 1

A dairy cow that has all 8 permanent incisor teeth can be considered to be a minimum of _ old.

Answer 1

4 years

Question 2

Milk let down in a diary cow may be stimulated by:

Answer 2

Feeding the cow

Question 3

The hormone _ stimulates milk let down and may be administered via injection, when necessary after parturition.

Answer 3

Oxytocin

Question 4

A cow w/high lactation persistence is important duke a dairy’s economic success. Lactation persistency is:

Answer 4

Cows Milk production this month divided by production last month x 100

Question 5

To dairymen the most harmful disease impacting milk production and their economic bottom line is:

Answer 5

Mastitis

Question 6

A dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is:

Answer 6

5-9 years old

Question 7

Colostrum given k a baby calf more than _ hours old is NOT absorbed and thus does little good

Answer 7

24

Question 8

Normal body temp. For a dairy cow is _.

Answer 8

101.5 degrees F

Question 9

Cows produce pheromones which:

Answer 9

Attract the opposite sex

Question 10

Allelomimetic behavior is defined as :

Answer 10

The tendency for a group of animals to do the same at the same time

Question 11

Dairy cattle have a _ field of vision to their front.

Answer 11

300+ degree

Question 12

Many dairy men “dock” the tail in their cows much to the chagrin of Animals Rights groups. Hey believe this is necessary to:

Answer 12

Reduce the incidence k mastitis

Question 13

Manure management is a major concern for most modern, large scale dairies. The newest management techniques being used involve:

Answer 13

Collecting the methane has being produced and using it as an energy source on the dairy

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Carbon dioxide gas

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Jersey

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Twice/day

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Sickle hocked

Question 18

Cow comfort has been linked to milk production in numerous research studies. Which of the following is NOT and example of a way to improve cow comfort uses by dairymen:

Answer 18

Plowing them access to their new born calf for the first 30 days

Question 19

Adequate consumption if long fiber roughage is important to big milk production and hers health. A long fiber roughage is one that is:

Answer 19

Longer than 1.5 inches

Question 20

A dairyman may milk in a rapid exit barn. This simply means that:

Answer 20

The cows leave the millers via an alley wide enough to allow 2 or more cows soft by side

Question 21

The portion k the miller unit that first receives the milk as it is withdrawn from the cow is the:

Answer 21

Claw

Question 22

The _ is he device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters.

Answer 22

Pulsator

Question 23

Recent research traits have shown that dairy cows prefer to be milked _ times/day if thy are able to choose.

Answer 23

Four or more times

Question 24

New computerized robotic milk stations are becoming a reality today. They have different names but one common one is MOD. MOD means:

Answer 24

Milk on demand

Question 25

Many dairy bulls have their nose pierced with a ring in it. This allows for:

Answer 25

Restraint and control of the animal

Question 26

The milk produced on a dairy must be moved through a system of components and piping made from:

Answer 26

Stainless steel

Question 27

Fresh milk, at a dairy, is required to be cooled to a minimum of 50 degrees F w/in 4 hours time after milking. However many larger dairies are using a _ to accomplish this w/in minutes.

Answer 27

Plate chiller

Question 28

Rotary Parlors or carousel milk barns have the advantage of being _ when compared to other type barns.

Answer 28

Faster

Question 29

The major advantage of a “low line” milk line as compared to the older “high line” is:

Answer 29

It has a lower vacuum requirement

Question 30

Texas dairies normally must be permitted by the _ before they begin operations.

Answer 30

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality