Dairy Cattle
How many stomachs do cows have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
What is the most common way to milk cattle in Ontario?
a. Tie Stall Milker
b. Parlor Milker
c. Robotic Milker
c. The Robotic Milker, which surpassed the traditional parlor in popularity.
What decade did the standardization of pasteurization take place in Bruce County
a. 1960s
b. 1930s
c. 1950s
d. 1940s
b. the 1930s
What type of cheese is purchased the most purchased cheese in Ontario
a. Gouda
b. Soft Cheeses
c.Cheddar
d.Mozzarella
C. Cheddar
Which province produces the most milk?
a. Manitobia
b. Ontario
c. Quebec
d. British Colombia
c. Quebec is the province that produces the most milk, though Ontario is a close second
What is the most amount of calves a dairy cow has given birth to at one time?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 4
a. 5, Quintuplets
How many cows does the average dairy farmer in Ontario have?
a. 100 to 122
b. 78 to 100
c. 122-144
b. The average dairy farm has 78-100 milk cows
What is the name of the Bruce County dairy farmer and mayor of the township of Arran-Elderslie?
a. Steve Hammel
b. Don Murray
c. Chris Peabody
d. Luke Charbonneau
What percentage of milk is most popular in Ontario?
a. Skim
b. 1%
c. Whole milk
d. 2%
d. 2% also known as partly skimmed
How many litres of milk are produced each year in Ontario
a. 3 billion litres
b. 86 million litres
c. 1.4 billion litres
a. 3 billion litres of milk is produced in Ontario yearly
What are the top 3 most popular breeds of dairy cattle in Ontario?
a. Brown Swiss, Holstein, Guernsey
b. Jersey, Canadienne, Brown Swiss
c. Holstein, Jersey, Ayrshire
C. Holstein, Jersey, and Ayrshire
Quota is what dictates how much milk you can sell back to the government. How much does 1 kg of butterfat quota cost as of 2026?
a. $24,000
b. $480
c. $5,600
a. it costs $24,000 to buy quota worth 1 kg of butterfat
As of 2021 how many dairy farms were there in Bruce County
a. 155
b. 215
c. 130
C. There were 130 dairy farms in Bruce country
Which milk brand is one of the 'Most trusted brands in Canada'
a. Fairlife
b. Lactantia
c. Beatrice
d. Dairyland
b. Lactantia, owned by Lactalis
Free Martins and Bull calves are often sold young in order to make veal, what is a Free Martin
a. A female calf born out of wedlock
b. A female calf that does not grow properly due to a lack of nutrition
c. A female calf that is infertile due to having a male twin
d. A female calf that grows horns because of a genetic difference
c. A female calf that is infertile due to having a male twin, this causes them to have an underdeveloped reproductive tract, making it impossible to have calves or produce milk.
What disease is most common in Dairy Cattle
a. Lameness
b. Mastitis
c. Flip Stomach
d. Milk Fever
b. Mastitis, which affects roughly 1 in 5 cows in Ontario
What services does the company Lely provide?
a. Veterinary services
b. Building automated robotic systems
c. Cattle tracking website
d. Medical supplies supplier
b. Automated robotic systems, such as milking or feeding robots
Who owns the Teeswater creamery in Bruce County?
a. Gay Lea Foods
b. Danone Canada
c. Agropur Cooperative
a. Gay Lea Foods has owned the Teeswater creamery since 1981
Approximately how much money worth of milk did Canada import in 2025?
a. $95 million
b. $55 million
c. $105 million
d. $89 milion
a. $95 million worth of milk was imported in 2025 primarily from the United States
What was the first creamery built in Ontario and Bruce County?
a. Teeswater creamery
b. Paisley creamery
c. Eastlink dairy
a. The Teeswater creamery, which is still open to this day.
How many pounds of saliva does a cow produce daily
a. 125
b. 15
c. 78
d. 29
a. A cow produces approximately 125 lbs of saliva or 25 gallons
What is the award given to Dairy farms that celebrates an overall healthy and productive herd
a. Daphne Taylor Milk Quality Award
b. Dairy excellence Award
c. Master Breeder Award
d. Herd Sustainability Award
C. The Master Breeder Award
Who is the current president of the Bruce County Holstein Club
a. Will Shoeit
b. Beth Van Veren
c. Chuck Reed
d. Dan Wormly
d. Dan Wormly
Approximately how much money worth of milk did Canada export in 2025?
a. $17 million
b. $12 million
c. $24 million
d. $19 million
a. $17 million was exported from Canada in 2025, primarily to the United States
How many licenced dairy processing plants are there in Ontario
a. 154
b. 94
c. 146
d. 171
d. 171, along with about 20 dairy farmers who process their own milk