Dairy Cattle Questions
Terminology
Cattle Questions
Dairy Cattle ID & Questions
Beef Cattle Questions
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