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1.What does NMPF stand for?

National Milk Producers Federation
2.What does NFO stand for?
National Farmers Organization
3.Who is the current U.S. Secretary of Agriculture?
Mike Johanns
4.What is the BFP?
Basic Formula Price
5.What percentage of whole milk is fat when compaired on a dry matter basis?
About 25%
6.In a study of milk parlors conducted by reasearchers at the University of Florida, how did parallels perform when compaired to herringbones?
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8%
7.What is GATT?
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade :D
8) What does NFDM stand for?
Nonfat Dry Milk
9) What is the CCC?
Commodity Credit Corporation

(Weasel was here)
What is the USDEC?
United States Dairy Export Council
11) When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5, what does a score of 5 mean?
Extremely Fat
12) What is the FAS?
Foreign Agricultural Service
13) What are ways to avoid milk fever in cows?
Feeding low-potassium hay and/or silage to dry cows and adding anionic salts to the dry cow ration
14) What should the Ph of a close up Holstein's urine be?
Between 6.0 and 6.5
15) When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet, which gland is stimulated?
Parathyroid Gland
16) What is intravenous injection?
It is the administartion of medication to a cow via the blood vessels
17) What is intra muscular injection?
it is administed in the muscle
18) What is subcutaneous injection?
it is administered under the skin
19) Regarding feed formulation, what does CAD stand for?
Cation-Anion Difference
20) What is Cation?
A Positively Charged ion
21) What is anion?
A negatively charged ion
22) What is NAFTA?
North American Free Trade Agreement
23) What is USAHA?
US Animal Health Association
24) What is USDA's AIPL?
Animal Improvement Program Lab

(kind of ironic, is it not. A lab to prevent animal testing?)
-Weasel
25) How many days into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?
Between 55 and 95 days
26) What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen near the groin?
Inguinal
27) How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?
Between 28 to 30 days
28) At how many days can a pregnancy be detected by palpation?
Between 40 to 50 days
29) On average, how many weeks after freshening does a cow's dry matter intake peak?
12 to 14 weeks
30) What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?
305 days
31) What can heart girth measurements of cows be used to estimate?
Body Weight
32) In regards to pedigrees, what is RHA?
Registered Holstein Ancestry
33) Milk should be below what temperature before it is transfered to a milk truck?
40 degrees F
34) When referring to milk test used at the processing plant, what is DMC?
Direct Microscopic Smear Test
35) How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?
25 gallons
36.What percent of milk is water?
87%
37.What units are used to mesure energy?
Calories
38.What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?
Fats
39.When evaluation dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?
Net Energy
40.When evaluation a dairy ration, what do the letters TDN stand for?
Total Digestible Nutrients
41) What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?
75 percent
42) Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?
In the cell wall
43) What are structural carbohydrates made of?
Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin
44) What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?
Symbiotic
45) What structural carbohydrate component makes older plants less digestible than younger plants?
Lignin
46) What does NSC stand for?
Nonstructural Carbohydrates
47) What do nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
Plant starch,pectin, and sugar
48) What acid is formed when nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?
Propionic Acid
49) What fat-soluble vitamens do fats provide?
Vitamens A,D,E, and K
50) How much more energy do fats contain per unit than carbohydrates and proteins?
2.25
51) Which cows have higher protein requirements?
High producing and pregnant cows
52) Where are degradable proteins broken down?
Rumen
53) Where are undegradable proteins absorbed?
Small Intestine
54) What is the average mature weight for a jersey cow?
1000 lbs.
55) If there are a large number of flies around the dairy barn, what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?
Manure handling procedures
56) When refering to rations, what do the letters NFC stand for?
Nonforage Carbohydrates
57) Where is the National Cheese Exchange Located?
Green Bay, Wisconsin
58) In a cow, where would you find the alveolus?
Udder
59) When discussing lactation records, what does the term "fat corrected milk" mean?
Lactation records have been adjusted to the same milk fat percentage
60) What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?
35 to 40 percent
61) What does GnRH stand for?
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone
62) What is the average duration of standing heat in cattle?
12 hours
63) What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beggining of heat?
30 hours
64) What hormone is responsible for maintaining pregnancy?
Progesterone
65) What is the scientific term for birth?
Parturition
66) In reference to reproduction, what does CL stand for?
Corpus Luteum
67) To the hundreth, how many pounds of milk are in one gallon?
8.62 pounds
68) What pathway in young calves directs milk into the abomasum, bypassing the rumen, reticulum, and omasum?
Esophageal groove
69) Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?
Parturient paresis
70) What is Parturient paresis caused by?
Low blood levels of iodized calcium
71) According to the NRC, what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?
.39 percent
72) High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?
Bone calcium
73) Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamen to help prevent ketosis?
Niacin
74) Hairy Heel Wart is scientifically known as what?
Digital Dermatitis
75) Foot Rot is scientifically known as what?
Interdigital phlegmon
76) When discussing feed mixers, what is the range of manufacturers recommended mixing times?
3-6 minuets
77) The letters FSIS stand for what?
Food Safety and Inspection Service
78) What do the letters FARAD stand for?
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Bank
79) What bacterium causes cattle tuberculosis (TB)?
Mycobacterium bovis
80) Oxytocin causes what to happen in a dairy cow?
Milk letdown and Uterine contractions
81) How frequently should an average cow freshen?
Once every 12 months
82) What do the letters NRC stand for?
National Research Council
83) When discussing nutrition, what does NPN stand for?
Nonprotein Nitrogen
84) Corn silage, stored in upright, top-unloading silos, should be chopped at what percent moisture?
62-65 percent moisture
85) Corn silage stored in sealed uprights should be ensiled at what moisture?
No less than 60 percent moisture
86) What percent moisture should corn silage be chopped at when stored in horizontal silosbunkers or bags?
70 percent moisture
87) What do the letters FSA stand for?
Farm Service Agency
88) What does BVD stand for?
Bovine Viral Diarrhea
89) Neospora Canium is a major cause of what in pregnant cows?
Abortion
90) When refering to vaccinations, what do the letters MLV stand for?
Modified Live Virus
91) Where is the dairy shrine located?
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
92) When the environmental temperature falls below 30 degrees F, the normal diet of a young calf should be?
Energy
93) When did the World Dairy Expo start sponsoring a collegiate judging contest?
1968
94) For every gallon of milk produced, how many gallons of blood must pass through the udder of the dairy cow?
500 gallons
95) Who was the first living person to be honored by the Pioneer Award from the National Dairy Shrine?
Max Drake
96) When was the first National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest?
1919
97) After a bulk tank is washed and rinsed, beading of water droplets is a sign of what?
Fat residue
98) When looking at DHI records, what do the letters RHA stand for?
Rolling Herd Average
99) How is RHA calculated?
By dividing the total amount of milk produced in the past 365 days by the total number of cow years in the herd last year
100) What do the letters M.E. stand for?
Mature Equivalent
101) When examining feed rations, what do the letters NDF stand for?
Neutral Detergent Fiber
102) What bacterium causes Johne's disease in cattle?
Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis
103) What are two methods for shortening udder hair?
Clipping and singeing
104) What do the letters EU stand for?
European Union
105) PTAT stands for what?
Predicted Transmitting Ability Type
106) %DBH stands for what?
Percentage of Difficult Births in Heifers
107) What do the letters IDFA stand for?
International Dairy Foods Association
108) What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?
Brown Swiss
109) Which of the compartments in a cow's four-compartment stomach acts as thye true stomach?
Abomasum
110) What percent of crude protein should a calf starter be?
16-18
111) What dairy breed's milk is a golden-yellow in color?
Guernsey
112) Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?
Udder
113) A perfect score for a cow according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card is:
100
114) What is a TMR?
Total Mixed Ration
115) What is not considered when evaluating body capacity?
Depth of Heart
116) Burcellosis is also known as:
Bangs
117) Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K?
Potassium
118) Alfalfa is an example of what?
Legume, Forage, Protein Source
119) A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?
12
120) What does the term freshen mean in relation to dairy production?
To give birth
121) Protein is a combonation of amino acids. The amino acids are unique among compounds involved in nutrition because they contain what element?
Nitrogen
122) Body condition scores from 1-5 are used to track herd health and nutrition. Dry cows should have a body score from:
3.5-4.0
123) Which part of the digestive tract is responsible for reabsorbing water?
Large intestines
124) The first feeding of colostrum should equal about _____ percent of the calf's body weight?
5
125) All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?
Pasturized Milk Ordinance
126) After insemination, how long do sperm live in the cow's reproductive tract?
24 hours
127) What do the initials P.T.P.M. stand for?
Popensity to Produce Milk
128) What describes the fraction of the ration proteins, which is broken down by digestive enzymes and utilized by rumen bacteria?
Degradable proteins
129) What are the two types of ovarian cysts?
follicular and luteal
130) How much higher is the percent of calcium in colostrum milk than in regular milk?
Nearly double
131) Which reproductive condition results when the fetal membranes remain within the uterus for an extended period following the act of calving?
retained placenta
132)One American farmer produces enough food to feed how many people?
128
133) What is the largest nutrient supply required by dairy cows?
energy
134) What percent of the cows feed intake is consumed during the daylight hours?
70%
135) When is the best time to feed anionic salts to dairy cows?
Two weeks prior to calving
136) What are the four composite indexs calculated by the Holstein Association?
Udder, feet and legs, body form, and dairy character
137) Approximatly how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for every gallon of milk produced?
400-500 gallons
138) The standard length of the dry period in dairy cattle is ____________?
60 days
139) What machine is used to determine if water has been added to milk?
Cryoscope
140) What is the name of the dairy show that is held in November at Toronto, Canada
Royal Winter Fair
141) What are the two main problems that affect reproduction?
Heat detection and conception rates
142) Name the three main places Coliforms are found.
Mud, Water, and Manure
143) What type of mastis is easiest to cure?
Strep (Streptococus agalactae)
144) Who was the first female to produce over to 50,000 pounds of milk?
Mowry Prince Corrine
145) How many uterine horns are in the female reproductive tract?
two
146) When can a heifer calf born twin to a bull (free martin) be registered?
When it is proven that she will breed
147) When does the greatest mammary tissue growth occur during a cows life
during the first pregnancy
148) Each animal inherits certain genes from both parents. What percentage of genes does a calf recieve from its sire?
50 percent
149) What is the optimal length of the dry period?
50 to 70 days
150) What is the hormone that causes milk letdown?
Oxytocin
151) Coccidia infection can occur when calves are 4 to 8 weeks old. Coccidia causes:
Scours
152) Which major dairy breed association was the first to use computers to maintain breed registry records?
Guernsey
153) Reduced gestation length and retained placenta typically are the first symptoms of what vitamen inadequacy?
Vitamen A
154) Generally, high producing Holsteins eat how many pounds of dry matter per day?
45-55
155) What is the most essential nutrient in animal feeding and health?
Water
156) Why is fat added to dairy rations?
To add a concentrated form of energy
157) Milking herd TMR's should be available to cows how many hours throughout the day?
20 to 24
158) The most common pathogen found in raw milk is:
Escherichia coli
159. The average duration of standing heat in dairy cows reportedly is?
More than 24 hours
160. In what year did the Holstein Association start its program of recording carriers of Undesirable Recessive Traits?
1957
161. A free martin is considered a?
Heifer born twin to a bull
162. A mutation where a calf is born with a single toe on one or more feet is called?
Mule-foot
163. A mutation where calves have little or no control over the movement of legs is called?
Limber leg
164. Limber leg is found in which dairy breed?
Jersey
165. Mule-foot is found in which dairy breed?
Holstein
166. Brovine Progressive Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (BPDME) is better known as Weaver Syndrome because of?
The weaving gait of affected cattle
167. "Weaver Syndrome" is found in which dairy breed?
Brown Swiss
168. What is lactogenesis?
The initiation of milk secretion
169) Fear can disrupt milk letdown in a cow. The hormone released that causes this disruption is:
Epinephrine
170) Lactation is unique to ________.
Mammals
171) Endocrinology is the science dealing with _________.
Hormones/chemical substances
172) The hormone bsT is given to dairy cows:
After 200 days of lactation
173) For best results calves should be fed colostrum within _____ hours of calving.
6 hours
174) ________ causes abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy.
Brucellosis
175) A condition of low blood calcium which results in partial paralysis is.......
Milk Fever
176) When a small metal object puncturesthe stomach wall and leads to infection, the resulting disease is.........
Hardware Disease
177) This disease is transmitted through natural mating and causes abortion, low conception rates, and irregular heat cycles.
Vibrosis
178) This disease cause air bubbles under the skin and causes death.
Blackleg
179) The condition in which the cow is giving more milk than she is consuming in feed is called:
Negative net energy balance
180) As a rule of thumb when milk production _______, the fat content _______.
Decreases, increase
181) Feeding bulky feeds during the dry period and gradually bringing fresh cows back on grain are ways to prevent:
Displaced abomasum
182) The two U.S. dairy breeds that originated in the Channel Islands off the coast of France are:
Guernsey and Jersey
183) Texas is currently ranked ______ nationally in milk production.
8th
184._____ represents the largest daily input cost to produce milk.
Feed
185. The top-prodicing county in Texas (at this time) is ____?
Erath
186. The breed of dairy cattle that can be roan, all red, all white, or even spotted red and white is:
Milking Shorthorn
187. The ___ Act established a college of agriculture in every state.
Morrill Land Grant
188. What agency regulates waste management?
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality
189. What manure waste management puts solids in a bin and lets it degrade?
Composting
190. What manure waste management funs manure across a press and squeezes the water out?
Solids removal
191. Which mineral functions in maintaining osmotic pressure, acid-base balance, and body fluid balance?
Sodium
192) Which mineral is found in high concentrations in soft tissues such as the pancreas, liver and kidney?
Zinc
193) What is the nonfunctional mammary gland called?
Blind Quarter
194) When doing classification scoring, a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as:
Very Good
195) What is the most abundant mineral in the body?
Calcium
196) What mineral is necessary for hemoglobin formation?
Copper
197) A bovine female which has not had a calf is a(n):
Heifer
198) How many days after parturition should you wait before breeding a cow back?
60 days
199) What trait is the only positive correlation to milk production?
Dairy Character
200) Which dairy breed has the restriction for no black markings allowed?
Milking Shorthorn
201) What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification excellent?
90-100
202) What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value 80-84.9?
Good Plus
203) What numerical value does a Holstein cow get when given the classification good?
75-79.9
204) What is the classification for a Holstein cow given the numerical value less than 70?
Poor
205) What is the reasonable score fro body condition at calving?
3.5
206) What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation?
3.0
207) What percent yeild of the daily milk yeild does the rear quarters produce?
60%
208) What is the correct scientific definition of milk?
A lacteal secretion, practically free from colostrum,obtained from the milking of one or more healthy cows
209) BST is the acronym for what compound?
Bovine Somatrtropin ( or BODY STANK TOILET)
FROM THE SENTINEL FROM THE GUTTERS OF WALMART ON THE WEASEL FARM!!!!!!!!!!
210) At what isoelectric point ( point at which proteins have net 0 charge) do caseins precipitate?
Ph 4.6
211) How many grams of lactose are in a glass of milk?
10
212) Bulk tanks must be emptied and cleaned every ____ hours.
72
213) What is the fat content of light cream?
18-30%
214) What is the fat content of heavy cream?
Greater than 36%
215. __& __ are found in the same ratio in your body as they are in milk.
Citrates & phosphorous
216. __&__ stabilizing the protein system.
Citrates & phosphorous
217. __&__ destabilizing the milk protein system.
Calcium & magnesium
218. What does the acronym ME stand for when referring to a lactation record?
Mature equivalent
219. If you add sugar to a milk product, you must ___ the minimum pasteurization temperature by ___ F
Increase, 5
220. Cheddar cheese orginated in:
Country of Somerset, England
221. Cheddar Cheese accounts for ___% of American type cheeses made in the U.S.
80
222) The maximum moisture content of Cheddar cheese is:
39%
223) The source of rennet (a substance added in cheesemaking) is:
The abomasum of a milk fed calf
224) Legally you cannot make cottage cheese from raw milk, but you can make ______
Cheddar Cheese
225) _______ is a compound that is fermented for flavor in buttermilk and sour cream.
Citrate
226) 98% of somatic cells are:
Leukocytes, or white blood cells
227) Cows have _____ streak canals per teat.
1
228) Crude fiber in the diet must be at least ___% or fat % will decrease.
18
229) An example of extra hard cheese is:
Parmesan
230) Colby, Monterey Jack, and Provolone are examples of:
semi-hard cheeses
231) An example of an eye cheese would be:
Gouda
232. Muenster is a __ cheese
Smear ripened
233. Cottage cheese is a __ cheese
Fresh
234. When did the first rail shipment of milk in the United States occur?
1841
235. When did the number of dairy cows in the United States reach a peak?
1995
236. Which body part is located more towards the front of the animal?
Flank
237. The back of a cow is made up of the?
Loin and Chine
238. Which part of an animal touches the ground if he/she is walking on a correct of feet and legs?
Sole
239. The top most part of a cow's head is called the:
Poll
240. A switch on a cow is:
The botton most part of the tail
241. The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closley to the:
Rump
242. What is the average production lifetime of a dairy cow?
3 years
243. An average Holstein cow should give how many gallons per day for lactation?
6
244. A cow's gestation period is how long?
9 months
245. A HTST is a:
Pasteurizing system
246. 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
Total Production Index
247. Jersey cattle are characterized by having this type of face:
Dished
248. Milk sugars are not very soluble. Some people have difficulty hydolyzing it in their bodies. What is this problem called?
Lactose Intolerance/malabsorption
249. Fermented forage plants refers to:
Silage
250. What does the acronym IPM stand for?
Integrated pest management (or it could stand for I PEE MILK :D)
-THE SECETARY FROM THE GUTTERS OF WALMART ON THE WEASEL FARM!!!!!!