General Practices
What do you need to do to the hooves?
Trim hooves
When were cows brought to the New World?
1. 1567
2.1378
3.1493
1493
What is the most dominate breed of cattle in America?
Holstein
Where were cattle first domesticated?
Europe or Asia
When do you rebreed after calving?
1. 76-89 days
2. 12-23 days
3. 45-60 days
45-60 days
What must you do to prevent infectious diseases?
Vaccinate them
Who were cows brought to the new world by?
Christopher Columbus
Put these cos inthe correct order from most dominate to leat dominate.
Guernsey, Jersey, Holstein, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss
Holstein, Jersey, Guernsy, Asyshire, Brown Swiss
What period of time were cattle domestiated ?
The New Stone Age
How long is a dairy cows day period ?
60 days
what must you do to prevent udder infection?
Remove teats
How much does the average American use milk and dairy products every year?
1. 100-150 lbs
2. 300-390 lbs
3. 50-90 lbs
4. 580-660 lbs
580-660 lbs
List three things Class A milk is used for.
Whole milk, reduced fat milk, and cream.
List three reasons why cattle were domesticated.
For their meat, milk, work.
What must you prevent in a dairy cow?
Parasites
What do you need to do to reduce the risk of injury and bruising to other cattle?
Remove horns
How many cows are producing milk every year?
1. 54 million
2. 21.3 million
3. 9.12 million
4. 7 million
9.12 million
List three things Class B milk is used for.
Butter, Ice cream, Nonfat dairy milk
Where is the beef cattle industry concentrated in the U.S. ?
Midwest or South
What must you maintain and keep clean of ?
Dairy housing and milking equipment
Used so producers can keep records on herd performance to monitor genetic improvements?
Ear tags and Tats
How much gallons of milk do cows produce every year?
1. 170.3 billion
2. 98 million
3. 78.4 billion
4. 567 million
170.3 billion
Name one of the careers in this area that were mentioned.
Farm manager, Herd Manager, Rancher, Breed Association Rep
How many lbs of beef does a person in the U.S. eat every year?
1. 56 lbs
2. 76 lbs
3. 98 lbs
76 lbs
What must you check in Dairy cows?
1. Ragwort
2. Vomit cycle
3. Pregnancy
4. Hemlock
Pregnancy