Dairy Cattle Questions
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100

Holstein Cattle make up more than ___% of the cows in the dairy industry?

90

100

This is the offspring of the bovine species

What is a Calf?

100

Castrated male cow

Steer

100

This is the most popular breed of dairy cattle in the United States and is the world's largest dairy breed. 

Holstein

100

An operation that breeds cattle every year to produce calves

Cow-Calf

200

Heating milk at high temperatures for short amounts of time.

Pasteurization 

200

This is a mature intact male bovine

What is a Bull?
200

A young female cow

heifer

200

The second most popular dairy breed in the United States. They rank first among all dairy breeds in fat content in milk. They are the smallest breed of dairy cattle.

Jersey

200

The demand for nutrients in lactating cows is highest when the calves are what age?

2-3 mos

300

The percent of dairy cows used for beef

14

300

This is a mature female that has had a baby

What is a cow?

300

What is gestation?

Pregnancy

300

This is the top dairy producing state

California

300

An operation that takes weaned steers and heifers and grazes them on pasture for weight gain.

Backgrounding/stocker

400

Milk's fat droplets are emulsified and the cream does not separate

Homogenization

400

This is an immature castrated male

What is a Steer?

400

What is lactation?

Producing milk
400

Probably the oldest of all dairy breeds, they originated in Switzerland. The high protein content of their milk makes it popular for making cheese.

Brown Swiss

400

What are 3 of the top states in Beef Cattle Production?

Texas

Nebraska

Kansas

Oklahoma

California

500

The slightly sour liquid left over after butter has been churned.

Buttermilk

500

This is a immature female that has not had a baby

What is a Heifer?

500

More than what percent of dairy farms are family owned?

95%

500

Milk is required to be test for these four things. 

No Added Water

No Antibiotics

Bacteria count

Somatic Cell count

500

These operations raise cattle that are typically registered with a breed associations.

Seedstock

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