Dairy Cattle: Feeding And Nutrition

Question 1

2 major groups of feed

Answer 1

For ages and concentrates

Question 2

What kind of feed group?
Bulk/ fiber portion
Basis of diet
Cheapest to produce

Answer 2

Forages (roughage)

Question 3

Natural feed of rumen

Keeps it stimulated

Answer 3

Forages

Question 4

Forages are usually grown

Answer 4

On farm

Question 5

It is important that hay is
How much moisture
What can happen if it’s not properly dried

Answer 5

Dried
Less than 10%
Mold or combust

Question 6

Each subsequent crop of hay is ______ (better or worse) quality

Answer 6

Better

Question 7

Hay is from what major food group

Answer 7

Forages

Question 8

Two types of hay crop

Answer 8

Grasses and legumes

Question 9

Hay that is high in fiber

Some protein and energy

Answer 9

Grass

Question 10

Hay that is high in energy and protein

Alfalfa, clover, soybean

Answer 10

Legumes

Question 11

Silage or fermented feed from what major feed group

Answer 11

Forages

Question 12

Process of silage or fermented feed

Answer 12

• plants put in silo wet
• undergoes fermentation by microorganisms
• fermented until pH drops to a level that stops fermentation
• nutrients preserved and feed stays more succulent and moist

Question 13

Two types of silage

Answer 13

• hay crop silage or haylage

- corn silage

Question 14

What type of silage

Hay, grass, legumes

Answer 14

Hay crop silage or haylage

Question 15

What kind of silage

Corn stalks, ears, kernels provide energy

Answer 15

Corn silage

Question 16

What major feed group:
Grain or seed parts of plant
Little to no fiber, just protein and energy

Answer 16

Concentrates

Question 17

High producing cows can’t eat enough roughage to meet energy and protein requirements, so they need ____

Answer 17

Concentrates

Question 18

Inadequate concentrates leads to

Answer 18

Negative energy balance

And illness

Question 19

Are concentrates cheap or expensive ?

Purchased or grown?

Answer 19

Expensive

Bought

Question 20

Farms will sometimes use by product concentrates from other industries like

Answer 20

Breweries or distilleries
Bakery waste
Apple pulp

Question 21

2 methods of feeding cattle

Answer 21

Freestall or confinement

Question 22

TMR (way of presenting food)

Answer 22

Total mixed ration

All components weighed and mixed ( silage concentrates minerals)

Question 23

What kind of “way of presenting food”

Cows are fed batches prepared for different groups

Answer 23

TMR