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What is a record of ancestry called?

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pedigree

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Which stste has the highest number of dairy cows?

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California

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What is the name of the large storage facility used to cool and store the milk until it can be transported to the milk processing plant?

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bulk tank

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How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make one pound of cheese?

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10 pounds

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What is the fluid by-product of cheese making?

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whey

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How long after birth should a calf be fed colostrum?

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2-3 days

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What are two common methods of identification in calves?

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eartag, ear tattoo, photo, sketch,

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Where in the cow are the eggs produced?

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ovaries

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Where is the Red & White Breed Headquarters located?

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Clinton, WI

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Which dairy cattle breed orginated in the Netherlands and Germany?

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Holstein

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What is the recommended temperature for washing the bulk tank?

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160º

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Where is the All-American Dairy Show held?

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Harrisburg, PA

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How many classes of milk are there?

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4

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When posing your COW for the judge, her rear leg closet to the judge should be __?

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slightly forward of the other one

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Microminerals are laso known as ___ minerals.

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trace

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Which part of the reproductive tract is where the calf grows and develops?

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uterus

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Name the stomach compartments of the cow.

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rumen, reticulum omasum, abomasum

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What do the letters ET stand for?

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embryo transfer

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How much does a gallon of milk weigh?

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8.6 lbs

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How can a population’s genetic make-up be changed?

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migration, mutation, selection

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What bredd of dairy cattle is known for the golden color of milk?

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Guernsey

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What symbol assures the customer that the product they are purchasing is a genuine dairy product?

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Real Seal

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What disease is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin E and selenium?

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white muscle disease

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How old is a calf when it begins to chew its cud?

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2 weeks

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Which stomach compartment is the largest?

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rumen, reticulum omasum, abomasum

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Which stomach chamber is often referred to as the honeycomb?

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reticulum

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Why would a farmer use copper sulfate ona dairy farm?

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as a foot bath additive

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What do you call the process that turns cream into butter?

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churning

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Which breed of dairy goat has ears that are so small, they look like they don’t even have ears?

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La Mancha

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Give an example of a legume.

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alfalfa, soybeans, clover

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What is the process of joining an ovum and a sperm called?

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fertilization

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What are the small projections that line the wall of the rumen?

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papillae

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What is the largest dairy cooperative in the world

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DFA (Dairy Framers of America)

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What are the stages of a fly’s life cycle?

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egg, larvae, pupa, adult

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The “Red Bloodlines” is the breed publication of which breed?

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Red & White Holsteins

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What class of milk would you find cream cheese in?

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Class III

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What is the standard length of a DHIA record?

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305 days

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How many quarts of saliva does a mature dairy cow produce per day?

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50-80 quarts

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Corn grain contains the greatest amount of what basic nutrient?

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carbohydrate

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The two parts of a cow that can be twisted to one side and called “wry” are what?

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face and tail

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When a calf drinks milk, what diverts the milk into the abomasum?

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esophageal groove

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How many pounds does a typical Jersey calf weigh at birth?

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50-60 lbs

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Name an on-farm screening test to detect mastitis.

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CMT (California Mastitis Test), Strip Cup, Conductivity

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What month’s cana spring heifer be born in?

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March, April, May

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The normal temperature of a calf is?

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102.5º

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What is the recommended length for a cow’s dry period?

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45-60 days

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The study of goats and goat husbandry is known as:

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capriculture

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What is known as the “national dairy farm magazine”?

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Hoard’s Dairyman

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Where is the thurl located on the dairy cow?

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between hooks and pins

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What is the name of the official Jersey breed magazine?

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Jersey Journal

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What city holds the National 4-H Dairy Conference?

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Madison, WI

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Which of the stomach compartments is located closest to the heart?

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reticulum

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Name a style of milk parlor.

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parallel, side-opening, herringbone, rotary, parabone

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What dairy feedstuff is made from sugar beet or sugar cane, is high in sugar, and has a sweet small?

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molasses

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What do you call a plant that must be replanted each year?

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annual

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What hormone is known as the “milk letdown” hormone?

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oxytocin

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What are the two most common health problems in calves?

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scours & pneumonia

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Microminerals are needed in what amount?

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small amounts

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What is another name for the corpus luteum?

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yellow body

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What is the by-product of cheese making called?

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whey

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What is the term for an animal that never grows horns because of its genetic make-up?

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polled

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Give the order of classes at dairy shows.

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Youngest - spring heifer calf, winter heifer calf, fall heifer calf, summer yearling heifer, spring yearling heifer, winter yearling calf, fall yearling heifer

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What fast food chain in the United Sates uses the most milk?

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McDonald’s

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What is the device used to test the quality of colostrum?

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colostrometer

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How often should the on-farm bulk tank be washed and sanitized?

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every time it is emptied

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What is the average length of a cow’s pregnancy?

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280-285 days

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What is the most popular cheese in the Unites States?

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mozzarella

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Where does one give an intramuscular injection?

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in the neck

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What is the name of the condition when a cow cannot belch?

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bloat

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What is the most costly disease in dairy cattle?

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mastitis

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Dystocia means difficulty doing what?

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difficulty giving birth

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How many teeth does a mature dairy cow have?

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32 teeth, no upper front teeth

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Which breed of dairy cattle is the largest bymartue breed weight?

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Brown Swiss

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How many pairs of chromosomes does a dairy animal have?

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30 pair

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What do the letters DHIA stand for?

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Dairy Herd Improvement Association

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What is a sterile heifer born twin to a bull called?

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freemartin

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What would you give a dairy animal to help with the prevention of hardware disease?

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magnet

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Which of the dairy cattle breeds is the smallest?

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Jersey

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What nutrient is required by the dairy animal in the largest amount?

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water

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What hormone blocks milk let down?

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adrenaline

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What does DM stand for in regards to nutrition?

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dry matter

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What month is national dairy month?

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June

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What breed of dairy cow makes up approximately 90% of all dairy cows in the US?

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Holstein

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What causes ringworm?

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fungus

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Where is a cow’s blind spot?

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directly behind the animal

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The CMT is used to detect what type of infection?

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mastitis

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What factor contributes the greatest cost to the production of milk?

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feed costs

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What are the functions of saliva?

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mostens food, acts a buffer, lubicates food

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The PDCA Dairy Cow Unified score card changed in what year?

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2009

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What month is National Ice Cream month?

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July

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Which organ is affected by endometritis?

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uterus

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What is the name of the process that breaks up the fat particles so that they remain mixed in the milk?

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homogenization

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For Holstein’s what is the range for a very good classification?

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85-89

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What part of the back lies between the withers and the middle of the back on both dairy cows and dairy goats?

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chine

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What is the mature bodyweight of a Jersey cow?

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1000 lbs

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Milk is usually fortified with what two vitamins?

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A and D

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Name the two gases produced in the rumen.

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carbon dioxide and methane

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What do the letters USDA stand for?

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United States Department of Agriculture

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What vitamin is necessary because it helps to clot blood?

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Vitamin K

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What percent fat is whole milk?

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3.25%

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Name an animal besides a dairy cow that produces milk for human consumption.

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goat, sheep, yak, camel, water buffalo, reindeer, horse

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What element is used to store semen?

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liquid nitrogen (-320º)

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What is the liquid portion leftover after making cheese?

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whey

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Mastitis is caused by what type of microorganism?

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bacteria

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What is a castrated male goat called?

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wether

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What are castrated male dairy cattle called?

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steer

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In what part of the cow does a calf grow and develop?

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uterus

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Where is the pastern located?

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above the hoof

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Ringworm is caused by what type of microorganism?

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virus

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What do the letters TMR stand for?

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total mixed ration

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On the PDCA Unified Score Card for Dairy Cows, Dairy Strength counts for how many points?

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25 points

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What is the practice of flushing an embryo from one cow and placing it in another?

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embryo transfer

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Name one common metabolic disorder.

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milk fever, ketosis, retained placenta

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What is the name of plants whose life cycle is more than two years?

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perennial

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Which breed of dairy goat is all white?

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Saanen

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What is the mother of a dairy calf called?

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dam

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What three parts of the Brown Swiss are typically black?

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nose, hoofs, switch

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What is the term for the milk left in the udder after milking?

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residual milk

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In reference to dairy health, what do the letters DA mean?

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displaced abomasum

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The relationship bewteen the rumen microbes and the ruminant animal is called:

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symbiotic

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The average age of a dairy calf when it is weaned is approximately what?

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4-8 weeks old

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Name a common type of fly on the dairy farm.

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face fly, house fly, heel fly

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What compartment of the digestive system is known as the true stomach?

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abomasum

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What breed is known as the Royal Breed?

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Guernsey

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What is the normal temperature of a dairy cow?

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101.5º

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Glucose and galactose are two simple sugars that make up what more complex milk sugar?

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lactose

127
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When you buzz in during a dairy bowl game you may only repsond when?

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after the judge acknowledges you

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What is the average number of days between heat periods for a cow ad goat?

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21 days

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When judging dairy cows, the udder is worth how many points?

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40 points

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What is the first milk from the cow called?

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colostrum

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What vitamin is added to all commercially available milk?

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A and/or D

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What chamber of the stomach is closest to the heart?

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reticulum

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Name a common type of manure storage facility?

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dry stack barn, anaerobic pit, earthen structure, above ground tank, lagoon

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When milk is pasteurized, it is heated to 161ºF for how long?

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15 seconds

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What is the most common illness a dairy calf can get?

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scours

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How often should water be available to dairy cows?

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24 hrs/day

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The Ayrshire originated in what country?

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Ayr, Scotland

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What is the term for the first streams of milk stripped from the udder prior to milking?

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foremilk

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What organ produces the cow’s eggs?

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ovary

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A _____ sale is when a farmer sells his entire herd.

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dispersal

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At what age do you want a dairy heifer to calve for the first time?

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2 years old

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What is the name of the precursor to vitamin A?

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carotene

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Feta cheese is mainly made from the milk from what animal?

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sheep

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The land area that catches rain and snow run-off and drains to marshes, streams, rivers, lakes and/or groundwater is called what?

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watershed

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What is the common name for mycobacterium paratuberculosis?

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Johne’s disease

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What is the name of the on-farm tool used to measure fiber and forage particle size?

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forage particle separator

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