🥛 DAIRY 101
This is the term for a female dairy calf that has not yet had a calf.
What is a heifer?
This is the total number of committees in the Iowa State Dairy Science Club.
What is six?
This is the number of times per day the Iowa State Dairy Farm milks its cows.
What is two times a day?
Black and white, the world's most common dairy breed.
What is the Holstein?
These two sisters can often be found together at Dairy Science Club events.
Who are Haley and Bianka?
This is approximately how long a dairy cow's gestation lasts.
What is 280 days?
This committee is responsible for helping put on one of the biggest annual celebrations for Dairy Science Club members, alumni, and faculty.
What is the Banquet Committee?
This is the Iowa State Dairy Science course where students learn about dairy cattle specifically.
What is ANS 2350, Dairy Cattle Science?
Originally from Switzerland, this breed is known for its fawn-colored coat.
What is the Brown Swiss? 🇨🇭
This person’s favorite breed of dairy cattle can be found in red, white, or roan.
Who is Joseph?
This is the number of compartments in a cow's stomach.
What is four?
This committee helps organize the Iowa Youth Dairy Coalition, bringing young people together to learn about dairy and develop leadership skills.
What is the Coalition Committee?
This is the Iowa State building where the Dairy Science curriculum has been located since 1965.
What is Kildee Hall?
Smallest dairy breed, often known for high butterfat.
What is the Jersey? 🐮
This officer came from sunny California and now gets to experience Iowa’s cold winters.
Who is Hayden?
This is the first milk produced by a cow after giving birth.
What is colostrum?
This committee puts on the Dairy Science Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year.
What is the I Milked a Cow Committee? 🐄
This Iowa State professor is known as the “father of modern scientific animal breeding and genetics” for using statistics and genetics to improve livestock.
Who is Jay Lush?
This red-and-white dairy breed originated in Scotland and is known for being hardy and adaptable.
What is the Ayrshire?
This officer is in charge of selling the club’s ice cream, and their favorite flavor is Huckleberry!
Who is Keelan?
This hormone is responsible for stimulating milk letdown.
What is oxytocin?
This committee focuses on welcoming new members and helping them get involved and connected within the Dairy Science Club.
What is the New Member Retention Committee?
This is the year the first course in Dairy Science was offered at Iowa State.
What is 1880?
This dairy breed is known for producing milk with a naturally high percentage of beta-carotene.
What is the Guernsey?
This officer makes sure everyone stays in the loop by sending out the weekly TWIDS reminder packed with all the Dairy Science Club information.
Who is Kelsey