Cow to Carton
Breeds
Careers
Feed
By-Products
100
The number of times that dairy cows are milked in a day.
What are 2-3 times a day.
100
This dairy breed weighs about 1,000 pounds and produces milk with an average milk fat content of 4.9% and an average protein content of 3.8%.
What is a Jersey
100
This job position oversees the transport of raw milk from dairy farms to processing plants in insulated tanker trucks while maintaining strict sanitation and temperature standards. They collect a milk sample from every farm before the milk is loaded into the tanker.
What is a Milk Hauler or Truck Driver
100
_________ is plant material that animals eat, like grasses and legumes, either by grazing or after it is harvested. It does not include grain, but it can include things like grasses, legumes, and corn when it is harvested as silage.
What is forage
100
This product is commonly found in grocery stores and can also be used to produce adhesives, plastics, cosmetics, and medicines.
What is milk
200
The process milk undergoes, which adjusts the amount of fat within the milk. (Whole milk, 2%, 1%, and skim)
What is standardization
200
This breed ties for the highest average body weight from among those listed, weighing in at 1,500 pounds but generally produces milk with a higher average percentage of both milk fat and protein.
What is the Brown Swiss
200
This job position ensures milk meets safety and quality standards by testing samples, monitoring sanitation and equipment, maintaining records, and helping to identify issues that could affect milk quality or safety. Responsibilities include testing milk to determine if there is excess bacteria or drug residue from antibiotics present in the milk
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What is a Quality Control Technician
200
_____ is a broader term that includes forage as well as supplements like grain concentrates. These supplements are often used to help animals gain weight or provide nutrients when pasture is not enough.
What is feed
200
This by-product of cattle can be used to produce refined sugar, charcoal, fertilizer, and glass.
What are bones
300
During homogenization, which keeps the cream from separating from the milk, the milk is also fortified with these two vitamins.
What are Vitamin A and D
300
This common British beef breed typically has excellent meat quality, calving ease, and is known to be hardy.
What is Angus
300
This job position is responsible for overseeing the daily care, health, and productivity of a cattle herd. They monitor animal health, manage feeding and breeding programs, maintain records, supervise staff, and ensure proper animal care to keep the herd healthy and the operation running efficiently.
What is a Herd Manager, or a Cattle Rancher, or a Dairy Farmer
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Herd managers focus on caring for and managing the animals, while ranchers and dairy farmers oversee the entire farm or ranch operation, often including ownership and business decisions. In some cases, particularly with smaller operations, one person may serve in both roles.
300
____ is forage that has been dried to preserve it. Fresh forage is very wet, so making this means drying it down to about 18% moisture or less so it can be stored safely. This drying process is called curing and usually happens in the sun or with warm air.
What is hay
300
This cattle by-product can be used to produce fabric softener, crayons, and fireworks, along with many other products.
What is Fat
400
The process milk undergoes where it its rapidly heated to kill bacteria, and quickly cooled to prevent new bacteria from forming.
What is pasteurization
400
This Continental breed, originating in France is known to be heavily muscled, with high carcass yield, growth rate, and feed efficiency.
What is Limousin
400
This job position is responsible for providing medical care for livestock such as cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and pigs. They diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries, perform routine health checks and vaccinations, assist with breeding and birthing, and advise producers on herd health, nutrition, and disease prevention.
What is a Large Animal Veterinarian
400
________ is another way to preserve forage, but instead of drying it, the forage is stored while still wet. It is packed tightly without oxygen so it can ferment. During fermentation, sugars turn into acids (mainly lactic acid), which helps preserve the feed and prevent spoilage.
What is silage
400
These are two of the four by-products of cattle that can be used to manufacture adhesives. (Name two)
- Hooves & Horns
- Skin
- Blood
- Milk
500
Directly after milking, the raw milk is quickly cooled from this temperature to this temperature and stored in tanks to await transport to a processing facility. (Answer includes two temperatures)
What is over 100 degrees (the body temperature of the cow) and below 45 degrees for milk safety
500
This dairy breed is known for producing rich milk with high butterfat and protein levels, averaging about 4.7% milk fat and 3.6% protein, while weighing more than a Jersey but less than a Holstein.
What is Guernsey
500
This job position studies ways to improve livestock health, productivity, nutrition, genetics, and sustainability. They design and conduct experiments, analyze data, develop new technologies or management practices, and share findings with producers and industry professionals. Their work helps to advance agricultural practices, improve animal welfare, and support more efficient and sustainable cattle production.
What is a Researcher or Livestock Research Scientist
500
_______ is a type of silage that is a bit drier than regular silage. Because it has less moisture, it must be packed very tightly to keep oxygen out and prevent spoilage.
What is haylage
500
These cattle by-products can be used for the creation of medicines and medical material. (Name four)
- Internal Organs
- Skin
- Fat
- Blood
- Milk
- Brain