Diseases
Ring is caused by...
Fungus
When feeding calves, which protein source is the best: vegetable or milk?
Milk Protein
Name the 5 major nutrients found in feedstuffs
Energy
Protein
Vitamins
Minerals
Water
What structure provides support for the udder
Median Suspensory Ligament
1884
The year the first milk bottle was invented
Name 3 internal parasites of dairy cows
Lung Worm
Round Worm
Stomach Worms
Liver Flukes
Coccidian
What provides a calf with passive immunity?
immunoglobulins or antibodies from colostrum
What is another name for Vitamin C
Ascorbic Acid
Name the body parts of the cow that ca become twisted or wry
Tail
Nose
A gallon of milk weighs...
8.6 pounds
Where does hardware disease occur
Reticulum
How much colostrum should a calf receive in the first feeding?
3-4 quarts or
8-10% of it's body weight
Name 3 micro-minerals required by dairy cows
Cobalt
Copper
Iodine
Iron
Manganese
Selenium
Zinc
Which bovine stomach compartment is most similar to a human's stomach?
Abomasum
What enzyme cause milk to curdle?
Rennin
Blackleg is caused by...
bacterium
Name 2 ways a pathogen can enter into a calf's body
Oral
Navel
Nasal
How many gallons of water should a cow drink per day?
30-50 gallons
What are the small projections that line the intestinal walls called
Villi
What is the official state snack of New York?
Yogurt
Name 4 metabolic diseases in dairy cattle
Ketosis
Milk Fever
Displaced Abomasum
Retained Placenta
Laminitis
Define Weaning
The act of taking a young animal off milk as their main source of nutrition
In a cow's diet, her major source of energy comes from what class of nutrients
Carbohydrates
Defined naturally polled
Born without horns or horn buttons
What flavoring is added to cheese and butter to improve it's taste
salt