#1-50 Flashcards
1
Q
- What does NMPF stand for?
A
National Milk Producers Federation
2
Q
- What does NFO stand for?
A
National Farmers Organization
3
Q
- What is the BFP?
A
Basic Formula Price
4
Q
- What percentage of whole milk is fat when compared on a dry matter basis?
A
About 25 percent
5
Q
- In a study of milk parlors conducted by researchers at the university of Florida , how did parallels perform when compared to herringbones?
A
Parallels out performed herringbones by nearly 8 percent
6
Q
- What is GATT?
A
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
7
Q
- What does NFDM stand for?
A
Nonfat Dry Milk
8
Q
- What is the CCC?
A
Commodity credit corporation
9
Q
- What is the USDEC?
A
United States Dairy Export Council
10
Q
- When using a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5, what does a score of 5 mean?
A
Extremely fat
11
Q
- What is the FAS?
A
Foreign Agriculture Service
12
Q
- 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.
13
Q
- What should the pH of a “close up” Holstein’s urine be?
A
Between 6.0 and 6.5
14
Q
- When feeding close-up cows a calcium deficient diet, which gland is stimulated?
A
Parathyroid gland
15
Q
- What is intravenous injection?
A
It is administered via the blood vessels
16
Q
- What is intra muscular injection?
A
It is administered under the muscle
17
Q
- What is subcutaneous injection?
A
It is administered under the skin
18
Q
- Regarding feed formulation, what does CAD stand for?
A
Cation-Anion Difference
19
Q
- What is a cation?
A
A positively charged ion
20
Q
- What is an anion?
A
A negatively charged ion