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2014 INT Exam Questions Flashcards

1
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The external pudic artery is the major artery supplying blood to what organ?

A

udder

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2
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What is the primary use for bovine somatotropin in dairy cows?

A

increase milk production

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3
Q

What are the building blocks of fats and lipids?

A

fatty acids

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4
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What are the two most limiting amino acids in dairy cattle nutrition?

A

lysine and methionine

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5
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What part of the digestive tract follows the omasum?

A

abomasum

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6
Q

The esophagus connects what two organs together?

A

mouth to rumen

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7
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The process of joining an ovum and a sperm is known as what?

A

fertilization

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8
Q

What is the common name of the milk sugar, which gives milk its sweet flavor?

A

lactose

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9
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What is the first milk produced by the cow after calving?

A

colostrum

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10
Q

What are the two main reasons to add molasses to a dairy ration?

A

improve taste and reduce dustiness

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11
Q

What is the biggest danger of over milking?

A

damage to teat end and mastitis

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12
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What is the process that heats milk in order to kill bacteria?

A

pasteurization

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13
Q

U.S. Grade AA is a rating found on what food product?

A

butter

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14
Q

What nutrient comprises 75 percent of a cow by weight?

A

water

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15
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What do you call the instrument used to give a heifer or cow a pill?

A

balling gun

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16
Q

What is the common name for parturient paresis?

A

milk fever

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17
Q

What is the more common name for ruminal tympany?

A

bloat

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18
Q

What hormone is found in CIDR vaginal inserts?

A

progesterone

19
Q

What does CP stand for relative to nutrition?

A

crude protein

20
Q

Fans should be run continuously once temperatures reach what degree Fahrenheit?

A

70 degrees

21
Q

What is a nematode?

A

roundworm, type of intestinal parasite, often found in birds and animals

22
Q

In which of the six major dairy breeds is white or off-color spotting considered objectionable?

A

Brown Swiss

23
Q

A dairy cow’s weight can be evaluated using a body condition scoring system, what are the highest and lowest numbers a cow can receive and what would each of these numbers mean?

A

low score of 1 - emaciated (skinny) severe under conditioning, high score 5 - excessively fat, severe over conditioning

24
Q

What part of the cow’s anatomy can be affected by laminitis?

A

hoof

25
Q

What are the two main gases produced in the rumen?

A

carbon dioxide and methane

26
Q

In what organ does gluconeogensis take place?

A

liver

27
Q

How many chromosome pairs does a dairy cow have?

A

30 pairs

28
Q

What is the name of the 18-carbon fatty acid present in milk, particularly from cows grazing on pasture, which has been found to have cancer prevention effects?

A

conjugated linoleic (CLA)

29
Q

Acidosis typically affects which chamber of the cow’s stomach?

A

rumen

30
Q

What does PMO stand for?

A

pasteurized milk ordinance

31
Q

When making cheese, what is the liquid portion called?

A

whey

32
Q

How much saliva does a cow produce in one day?

A

50-80 quarts

33
Q

What is the process by which the first few streams of milk are removed from the teat prior to milking?

A

forestripping

34
Q

If 2 black & White cows are mated that are BOTH carriers of the red gene, what percentage of the offspring will be black & white and NOT be a carrier of the red gene?

A

25%

35
Q

What is the term for an animal that never grows horns because of its genetic makeup?

A

polled

36
Q

Blackleg is found in what two species?

A

cattle and sheep

37
Q

The rumen makes up what percentage of the newborn calf’s stomach?

A

25%

38
Q

What part of the male reproductive system serves as the storehouse where millions of sperm mature?

A

epididymus

39
Q

What is a protein that acts as a catalyst in starting or speeding up specific chemical reactions?

A

enzyme

40
Q

In what organ does the fetus develop?

A

uterus

41
Q

The belching of gas, also knowns as eructation, is a natural way for ruminanats to release what?

A

gases (produced during fermentation)

42
Q

COmpare morbidity rate and mortality rate.

A

morbidity rate - number of sick cows, ortality rate - number of dead animals

43
Q

Subcutaneous abdominal veins are commonly called what?

A

milk veins

44
Q

Name two ways a cow loses water.

A

breathing, feces, milk, sweat, urine

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