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#1-50 Flashcards

1
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  1. What does NMPF stand for?
A

National Milk Producers Federation

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  1. What does NFO stand for?
A

National Farmers Organization

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3
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  1. What is the BFP?
A

Basic Formula Price

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4
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  1. What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?
A

About 25 percent

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5
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  1. In a study of milk parlors conducted by researchers at the university of Florida , how did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
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Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8 percent

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6
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  1. What is GATT?
A

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

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7
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  1. What does NFDM stand for?
A

Nonfat Dry Milk

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8
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  1. What is the CCC?
A

Commodity credit corporation

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9
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  1. What is the USDEC?
A

United States Dairy Export Council

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10
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  1. When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5, what does a score of 5 mean?
A

Extremely fat

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11
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  1. What is the FAS?
A

Foreign Agriculture Service

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12
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  1. What are ways to avoid milk fever in cows?
A

Feed low-potassium hay and/or silage to dry cows.

Adding anionic salts to the dry cow ration.

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13
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  1. What should the pH of a “close up” Holstein’s urine be?
A

Between 6.0 and 6.5

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14
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  1. When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet, which gland is stimulated?
A

Parathyroid gland

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15
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  1. What is intravenous injection?
A

It is administered via the blood vessels

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16
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  1. What is intra muscular injection?
A

It is administered under the muscle

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17
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  1. What is subcutaneous injection?
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It is administered under the skin

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18
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  1. Regarding feed formulation, what does CAD stand for?
A

Cation-Anion Difference

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  1. What is a cation?
A

A positively charged ion

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  1. What is an anion?
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A negatively charged ion

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21
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  1. What is NAFTA?
A

North American Free Trade Agreement

22
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  1. What is the USAHA?
A

U S Animal Health Association

23
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  1. What is the USDA’s AIPL?
A

Animal Improvement Program Lab

24
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  1. How many days into a pregnancy can a fetus be sexed by ultrasound?
A

After 55 days

25
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  1. What is another term for the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen, near the groin?
26
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  1. How many days after breeding can a pregnancy be detected by ultrasound?
A

Between 28 to 30 days

27
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  1. At how many days can pregnancy be detected by palpation?
A

Between 14 to 35 days

28
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  1. On average, how many weeks after freshening does a cows dry matter intake peak?
A

12 to 14 weeks

29
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  1. What is the accepted standard length for a lactation record in dairy cattle?
30
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  1. Heart girth measurements of cows may be used to estimate:
A

Body weight

31
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  1. In regards to pedigrees, what is a RHA?
A

Registered Holstein Ancestry

32
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  1. Milk should be below what temperature before it is transferred to a milk truck?
A

40 degrees F

33
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  1. When referring to milk test used at the processing plant, what is a DMC?
A

Direct Microscopic Counts

34
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  1. How much water can a lactating cow consume in one day?
A

25 gallons

35
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  1. What percent of milk is water?
A

87 percent

36
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  1. What units are used to measure energy?
37
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  1. What ration ingredients contain the highest concentration of energy?
38
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  1. When evaluating dairy rations what do the letters NE stand for?
A

Net Energy

39
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  1. When evaluating a dairy ration, what do the letters TDN stand for?
A

Total Digestible Nutrients

40
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  1. What percent of dry matter in plants is made of carbohydrates?
A

75 percent

41
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  1. Where are structural carbohydrates found in the plant?
A

In the cell wall

42
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  1. What are structural carbohydrates made of?
A

Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin

43
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  1. What kinds of relationship do cattle and the microorganisms in their rumen share?
44
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  1. What structural carbohydrate component make older plants less digestible than younger plants?
45
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  1. What does NSC stand for?
A

Nonstructural Carbohydrates

46
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  1. What do Nonstructural carbohydrates consist of?
A

Plant, starch, pectin, and suger

47
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  1. What acid is formed when Nonstructural carbohydrates are digested in the rumen?
A

Propionic acid

48
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  1. How much more energy do fats contain per unit than carbohydrates and proteins?
49
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  1. Which cows have higher protein requirements?
A

High-producing pregnant cows

50
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  1. Where are degradable proteins broken down?

Dairy Cattle (7 decks)

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