Agencies, Organizations, & Leaders
What does the acronym ADA stand for?
American Dairy Association
What is the act of taking a young animal off milk as the main source of nutrition?
Weaning
What are the building blocks of true proteins?
Amino Acids
Milk as it comes from the cow prior to processing.
Raw milk
How many dairy cows were in the United States in 2024?
9.3 million
What acronym represents the United Dairy Industry Association?
UDIA
Scours
What are the building blocks of fats and lipids?
Fatty acids
Process that turns cream into butter.
Churning
Name 3 reasons a farmer might cull a dairy cow from their herd.
Low production
Reproduction
Feet and legs
Injury
Mastitis
Udder
Disease
Disposition
What does the acronym NADC stand for?
National Animal Disease Center
Heifers account for what percentage of the total farm expenses on many dairy operations.
15-20%
An animal that has a four-compartment stomach.
Ruminant
How digestible is milk?
96-98%
How many licensed dairy farms are in were in the U.S. in 2024?
24,810
Who invented the milk bottle?
Dr. Harvey Thatcher
Housing in which environmental temperature is controlled is called what?
Warm Calf Housing
What are the stomach compartments?
Reticulum, Rumen, Omasum, Abomasum
What vitamin is added to milk at processing time to prevent rickets?
Vitamin D
Every 5 years, the U.S. Congress passes a bundle of legislation called the ______ _____; it sets national policy for agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry.
Farm Bill
Who is the United States Secretary of Agriculture?
Brooke Rollins
Housing in which the temperature varies with the outside temperature is called what?
Cold calf housing
Which stomach compartment is called the true stomach?
Abomasum
Milk temperature should be kept under ____ to maintain the best quality.
40°F
What is the hormone released by the pineal gland in response to shorter day length?
Melatonin