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Animal Science (Dairy Portion) Flashcards

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1
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Philippine dairy industry consists of two distinct sectors

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  1. huge importing

2. processing sector

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2
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milk products and the small milk producing sector composed

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  1. formal

2. informal groups

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3
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smallholder producers

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1 to 10 head

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4
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smallholder producers with growing dairy herds

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20 to about 75 head of milk animals

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5
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maintains farm, operating milk pasteurizing plant,

undertake marketing of milk in urban centers

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producer-processors

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6
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procure raw milk from smallholders

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producer-processors

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7
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Philippines’ milk producing sector may be characterized, on the whole, as a __________

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smallholder-based sector

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8
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average milk production of cattle per day

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12 liters/day

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9
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average milk production of carabao per day

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4.5 liters/day

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10
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average milk production of goat per day

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1 to 2 liters/day

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11
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top Philippine dairy export items in 2021

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cream, ice drops/ice milk, and

condensed milk

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12
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conventional dairy breeds of cattle were developed mainly from

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taurine

species

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13
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considered as milk cattle in Bos indicus breeds

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Sahiwal and Red Sindhi

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14
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choosing cattle

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breed adaptability and high salvage value

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15
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Sahiwal + Holstein-Friesian

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Australian
Friesian Sahiwal (AFS)
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16
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Domesticated cattle are normally classified into two major groups

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  1. European or
    temperate (Bos Taurus) and
    2) Zebu (Bos indicus).
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17
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“the humped cattle”

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Tropical dairy cattle breeds (Bos indicus)

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18
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characteristic of inferior breeding efficiency

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Infertility or lowered fertility rate

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19
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Infertility or lowered fertility rate

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animals that are not sterile but produce semen of lower quality

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20
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Spermatozoa are produced in the _____________ _____________of the testis

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seminiferous tubules

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21
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pertains to estrous and menstrual cycles which provide females with repeated opportunities to become pregnant.

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Reproductive cyclicity

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22
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used to identify a condition related to estrus.

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Estrual

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23
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period of a milking cow is

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305 days

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24
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This period allows mammary gland sufficient time to repair, recover, and acquire new cells, which allows maximum milk production for the following lactation.

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50 to 60 day dry period

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25
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heifers must reach sexual maturity and become pregnant at __________

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14 to 15 months of age to calve at 24 months of age

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26
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breeding should begin when the bodyweight of the heifers is around _____________

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250 to 300 kg.

27
Q

period between two successive parturitions.

A

Calving interval

28
Q

proportion of cows open for more than 120 days should be less than ____________

A

10% of the herd

29
Q

period between calving and

the time cows are allowed to be inseminated.

A

voluntary waiting period (VWP)

30
Q

Complete uterine involution takes approximately _________

A

45 days

31
Q

annual culling rate due to reproductive problems (e.g.,

fertility) should not be higher than

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10%

32
Q

_____ amd ______ were the top reasons

identified for cow mortality.

A

Mastitis and calving problems

33
Q

The incidence of mastitis in the herd should be less than

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5%.

34
Q

Calving interval

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12 to 13 months

35
Q

Average days open

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85 to 110 days

36
Q

Average days open to 1st breeding (VWP)

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45 to 60 days

37
Q

synthesis, secretion and removal of milk from the mammary gland

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Lactation

38
Q

__________ are ingested by the
neonate and are transported unaltered into the cells of the gut mucosa to provide
immunity.

A

Immunoglobulins

39
Q

Peak milk production occurs around weeks______ of lactation.

A

6 to 8 weeks

40
Q

refers to the ability of the cow to maintain its milk production after reaching its peak.

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Persistency

41
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Allowing a period of rest will help the uterus to return to its normal size and condition after giving birth

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uterine involution

42
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preparation stage should last between

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2-6 hours

43
Q

Normal calving duration for heifer is

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3 to 4 hours

44
Q

the cow’s calving duration is

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30 mins to 2 hours

45
Q

Fetal membranes should be expelled within

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8 to 12 hrs to avoid retained placenta

46
Q

difficulty in calving

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dystocia

47
Q

stimulates the respiratory center in the brain.

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Doxapram hydrochloride

48
Q

On the 2nd and 8th milking, colostrum changes into

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transitional milk

49
Q

colustrum can be frozen at a temperature

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temperature of -20 °C.

Thaw first and then warm to 45 °C

50
Q

uses caustic soda or caustic potash which has corrosive properties to destroy the actively growing cells along the horn buttons.

A

Chemical disbudding

51
Q

female cattle under two years old that has not yet given birth.

A

Heifers

52
Q

Heifer herd can be grouped into three namely:

A
  • growing animals (3 to 12 months),
  • yearling heifers (12 months to breeding size),
  • breedable heifers (breeding size to calving).
53
Q

Separate female from male animals beginning __________ of age

A

6 months

54
Q

caused by Pasteurella multocida, characterized by an acute, highly fatal septicemia (blood poisoning) with high morbidity and mortality.

A

Hemorrhagic septicaemia

55
Q

produces a bald area along the surface of the skin due to the destruction of hair follicles.

A

fire branding

56
Q

Liquid nitrogen (-196 °C) is used in this form of branding to create a mark on the skin.

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Freeze Branding

57
Q

complete absence of reproductive ability, describes animals

that cannot reproduce.

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Sterility

58
Q

Infertility or lowered fertility rate,

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characteristic of inferior breeding

efficiency, describes animals that are not sterile but produce semen of lower quality

59
Q

pertains to estrous and menstrual cycles which provide females with repeated opportunities to become pregnant.

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Reproductive cyclicity

60
Q

run from 18 to 24 days or an average of 21 days (heifers has a range of 20 ± 2 days while cows has 21 ± 4 days).

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Estrous cycle

61
Q

During this phase, the primary ovarian structures are growing dominant follicles that produce the primary reproductive hormone, estradiol.

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Follicular Phase

During this phase, the primary ovarian structures are

62
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The dominant ovarian structures during this phase are the corpora lutea (CL) and the primary reproductive hormone is progesterone.

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Luteal Phase

63
Q

estrus that the female displays a characteristic mating posture

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lordosis

64
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This is done by manually examining the reproductive tract of the cow particularly the ovaries, corpus luteum and uterus through the rectum

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Rectal Palpation Method

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