STUDY
THE
DAIRY
CATTLE
EXAM!
100

All milking equipment must be sanitized: 

A Weekly 

B Daily 

C Monthly 

D After each use

D After each use

100

Blood vessels that transport blood away from the heart are called: 

A Veins 

B Capillaries 

C Arteries 

D Lymphes

C Arteries

100

A Babcock test may be used to measure the ________ % of milk. 

A Somatic cell count 

B Protein 

C Beta carotene 

D Fat

D Fat

100

The breed of dairy cow generally credited with producing the highest % of both milk fat and protein is the: 

A Jersey

B Aryshire 

C Holstein 

D Brown Swiss

A Jersey

100

Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced? 

A 400-500 gallons

B 300-400 gallons 

C 100-200 gallons 

D 200-300 gallons

A 400-500 gallons

200

What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis? 

A About 50 percent 

B Exactly 100 percent 

C About 25 percent

D About 10 percent

C About 25 percent

200

When doing classification scoring, a cow given the numerical value of 85-89.9 is classified as: 

A Poor 

B Excellent 

C Fair 

D Very good

D Very good

200

What manure waste management method runs manure across a press and squeezes the water out? 

A Lagoon 

B Solids removal

C Slurry 

D Liquid

B Solids removal

200

Milking time is best reduced by: 

A Speeding up pulsators 

B Increasing vacuum 

C Decreasing vacuum 

D Preparing cows properly

D Preparing cows properly

200

The portion of the ruminant digestive system which consists of many folds of tissue is the: 

A Gizzard 

B Abomasum 

C Reticulum 

D Omasum

D Omasum

300

Many dairies place bands on their cows necks or feet, with black boxes containing electronic I.D. , production, and management information. These units are called: 

A Black boxes 

B Transponders

C I boxes 

D Foot drives

B Transponders

300

The rumen of a cow is located: 

A Along the top of an animal 

B Left side of the body

C Right side of the body 

D Rear of the animal

B Left side of the body

300

Endocrinology is the science dealing with ________ . 

A The lymphatic system 

B Carbohydrates 

C Lipids 

D Hormones

D Hormones

300

Rotary Parlors or Carousel milk barns have the advantage of being ________ when compared to other type barns. 

A Faster

B More Versatile 

C Cheaper 

D Safer

A Faster

300

Which dairy breed has a restriction for disallowing black markings? 

A Jersey 

B Ayrshire 

C Milking Shorthorn

D Guernsey

C Milking Shorthorn

400

A bovine female which has not had a calf is a: 

A Filly 

B Gilt 

C Pullet 

D Heifer

D Heifer

400

At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation? 

A Before 14 days 

B Between 60 and 95 days 

C Between 40 to 55 days 

D Between 14 and 35 days

D Between 14 and 35 days

400

What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen, near the groin? 

A Abomasum 

B Inguinal 

C Gubernaculum 

D Dorsal

B Inguinal

400

What are structural carbohydrates made of? 

A Lignin, sucrose, and cellulose 

B Cellulose, fructose, and saccharin 

C Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin 

D Cellulose, hemicellulose, lactose

C Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin

400

What is NAFTA? 

A North American Forage Trade Association 

B North American Free Trade Agreement

C North African Free Trade Association 

D North American Free Trade Association

B North American Free Trade Agreement

500

Dry cows need 0.8 percent K in their diet. What element is K? 

A Calcium 

B Potassium 

C Phosphorus 

D Lead

B Potassium

500

What is the reasonable score for body condition at mid-lactation? 

A 1 

B 4.5 

C 2 

D 3

D 3

500

Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant? A In the cell nucleus 

B In the cell organelles 

C In the cell membrane 

D In the cell wall

D In the cell wall

500

The hormone BST is given to dairy cows: 

A After 200 days of lactation 

B In the first 45 days of lactation 

C 100-199 days after calving 

D Right before the dry period

A After 200 days of lactation

500

Milk with over ________ somatic cell count cannot legally be shipped in the United States? 

A 500,000 

B 400,000

C 750,000 

D 200,000

B 400,000

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