Dairy Part 2

Question 1

All-milk price

Answer 1

Price received by dairy farmer per 100 weight

Question 2

Milk safety is regulated by …

Answer 2

FDA (regulates drugs + feed additives —> meat / milk withhold times)

Question 3

Somatic cell count limit

Answer 3

Legal limit for food safety 750,000 cell/mL by FDA

Most farms strive for 200,000 or less (foreign markets lower limits)

Question 4

rBST

Answer 4

Recombinant Bovine somatotropin —> regulates growth/milk production

Health risks for cows: inc mastitis, overworking, inc lameness, dec body condition, dec repro efficiency

Address: inc feed quality/availability, ensure good footing, routine foot care, maintain excellent milking routines, monitor for mastitis frequently

Question 5

FARM

Answer 5

Farmers
Assuring
Responsible
Management

national dairy farm program establishing regulation of environment, workforce safety, bio security, antibiotic control, animal care

Question 6

Organic

Answer 6

No antibiotics
No growth hormones
No pesticides
No chemical fertilizers
No GMO’s
No cows not “born organic”

Question 7

Organic cows and sickness

Answer 7

A cow treated with antibiotics must LEAVE an organic herd if treated

Question 8

a2 milk

Answer 8

Contains only a2 form of beta-casein protein

Question 9

Milk classes

Answer 9

Class I - fluid milk products
Class II - cream, cultured dairy products, ice cream, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese
Class III - hard cheeses
Class IV - butter / dried milk powders

Question 10

Cost of disease

Answer 10

Vet care + treatment
Producer labor
Milk loss + discarded milk
Culling cost
Extended days open
On-farm death

Question 11

Mastitis

Answer 11

Most expensive disease in bovine industry

(Loss in milk production, cost to treat, milk withhold times)
(High SCC with subclinical mastitis, increased risk of residues)

Question 12

Lameness

Answer 12

1 cause of premature culling

Question 13

Left-displaced abomasum

Answer 13

Most expensive to treat on per-cow basis

Question 14

Milk fever

Answer 14

Periparturient hypocalcemia

Treatment: 23% calcium gluconeogenesis 0.5-1L (IV or SQ)

Question 15

AMDUCA

Answer 15

Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994

Permits vets to prescribe extralabel uses of certain approved new animal drugs and approved human drugs for animals under certain conditions

Conditions: VCPR, not via feed, not result in a residue that is a public health risk

Question 16

BQA

Answer 16

Beef quality assurance

Focuses on residue avoidance + carcass/hide quality (record keeping, appropriate injection sites, responsible Abx use)

Question 17

FARAD

Answer 17

Food animal residue avoidance databank

Question 18

Role of veterinarian

Answer 18

Benefit of society
Protection of animal health/welfare
Prevent/relieve animal suffering
Promote public health