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What female hormone causes follicles to begin to develop?
A Follicle stimulating hormone
B Estrogen
C Prolactin
D Luteinizing hormone
A Follicle stimulating hormone
When a cow comes into heat every few days, she is referred to as?
A Anestrus
B Gestation
C Lactation
D Cystic
D Cystic
On the PDCA Unified Dairy Score Card, the category "dairy strength" accounts for how many points?
A 15
B 10
C 20
D 25
D 25
Which of the following is not a commonly used estrus synchronization program for dairy cattle?
A Pre-synch
B CIDR
C Post-synch
D Heat-synch
C Post-synch
What is subcutaneous injection?
A It is administered intradermal
B It is administered under the skin
C It is administered in the muscle
D It is administered via the blood vessels
B It is administered under the skin
Which of the following is an infectious disease?
A Milk fever
B Ringworm
C Bloat
D Hardware disease
B Ringworm
What breed is known to produce milk over a greater number of years than all other breeds?
A Milking Shorthorn
B Jersey
C Guernsey
D Brown Swiss
D Brown Swiss
How much more energy do fats contain per unit than carbohydrates and proteins?
A 3
B 3.25
C 2
D 2.25
D 2.25
To maintain margins, you should be monitoring and making decisions based on your herd¶s IOFC. What do the initials IOFC stand for?
A Income on feeding cows
B Income over forage cost
C Income over finance cost
D Income over feed costs
D Income over feed costs
When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet, which gland is stimulated?
A Mammary gland
B Pituitary Gland
C Hypothalamus Gland
D Parathyroid gland
D Parathyroid gland
The ________ is the device responsible for regulating both the vacuum level and the proportion of the vacuum for the front and rear quarters.
A Inflation
B Milk meter
C Claw
D Pulsator
D Pulsator
Dairy cattle frequently develop milk fever shortly after calving. They become immobile, comatose, and may die without treatment. The treatment typically involves:
A Adding additional salt to their feed to supply extra calcium and phosphorus
B Injection of Vitamin B-12
C Using a stomach pump to administer adequate water to keep them hydrated
D Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
D Intravenous injection of calcium gluconate
A rolling herd average (RHA) is based on how many months?
A Lifetime of the cow
B One
C Twenty four
D Twelve
D Twelve
In a study of milk parlors conducted by researchers at the University of Florida, how did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
A Herringbones out performed parallels by nearly 8 percent
B They performed the same
C Parallels were 50% slower
D Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8 percent
D Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8 percent
The hooks and pins on an animal relate most closely to the:
A Feet and legs
B Udder
C Thigh
D Rump
D Rump
When referring to milk test used at the processing plant, what is a DMC?
A Direct Micro Compatibility
B Direct Measurement Control
C Direct Microscopic Counts
D Direct Microscopic Cells
C Direct Microscopic Counts
All U.S. dairy farms are inspected by state inspectors through a program coordinated by the Food and Drug Administration. Inspectors follow a publication called the PMO. What does PMO stand for?
A Pre-milking Options
B Post-Milking Options
C Pasteurized milk ordinance
D Primary Milking Operations
C Pasteurized milk ordinance
When referring to rations, what do the letters NFC stand for?
A Not for Consumption
B Non-forage Carbohydrates
C Non-Fat Concentration
D Non-fungus Colony
B Non-forage Carbohydrates
Regarding feed formulation, what does CAD stand for?
A Carbohydrate- Amino Degradation
B Cation-Anion Difference
C Cation-Anion Degree
D Cation-Amonia Difference
B Cation-Anion Difference
Which trait is worth the most points according to the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?
A Frame
B Udder
C Body capacity
D Dairy character
B Udder
In a sire's proof, daughters' calving ease measures ________ .
A The cow's calving ease
B The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
C A bull's tendency to sire calves that are born easily
D The caving ease of the first calf heifers from the sire
B The influence of the sire of the cow on calving ease
How many grams of lactose are in an 8 oz. glass of milk?
A 21
B 10
C 25
D 17
B 10
A dairy cow may not reach her highest milk yield until she is:
A 4-5 years old
B Over 10 years old
C 3-4 years old
D 5-9 years old
D 5-9 years old
When evaluating a dairy ration, what do the letters TDN stand for?
A Tested Digestible Nutrients
B Total Dietary Needs
C Total Dietary Nitrogen
D Total Digestible Nutrients
D Total Digestible Nutrients
According to the American Veterinary Medicine Association, the preferred method of dehorning young calves is ________ .
A Disbudding
B Gouging
C Caustic paste
D Cauterizing veins
A Disbudding