Intermediates-2022

Question 1

True or False: Animal well-being is a condition in which animals experience good health, are able to effectively cope with their environment and are able to express a diversity of species typical behaviors.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

How much is the udder worth on the PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Score Card?

Answer 2

40

Question 3

Hardware disease occurs in which stomach compartment?

Answer 3

Reticulum

Question 4

What is the most costly disease in dairy cattle?

Answer 4

Mastitis

Question 5

How much does a gallon of milk weigh?

Answer 5

8.6 pounds

Question 6

True or False: Withdrawal time is the period of time that must pass before a product can be harvested after treatment with a medication.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Pink tooth is a genetic recessive trait that affects which breed of cattle?

Answer 7

Holstein

Question 8

What hormone is necessary for the maintenance of pregnancy?

Answer 8

Progesterone

Question 9

What is the intact male of the bovine species?

Answer 9

Bull

Question 10

What class of dairy products are fluid cream products, yogurt, and manufactured products?

Answer 10

Class II

Question 11

True or False: An animal unit weighs 1,000 pounds.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

How many standard amino acids are there?

Answer 12

20

Question 13

Calf starter should include what percentage of crude protein?

Answer 13

18 - 22%

Question 14

How many ovaries do cattle have?

Answer 14

2

Question 15

Where is the All-American Dairy Show held?

Answer 15

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Question 16

How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make a gallon of ice cream?

Answer 16

12 pounds

Question 17

How much does a bushel of corn weigh?

Answer 17

56 pounds

Question 18

Who is the largest dairy cooperative in the United States?

Answer 18

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) - as of 2022

Question 19

True or False: Fatty acids are the building blocks of true proteins.

Answer 19

False - Amino acids are the building blocks of true proteins

Question 20

What is the large storage tank for cooling and storing milk at a cold temperature until it is transported to a processing plant?

Answer 20

Bulk tank.

Question 21

True or False: One hundred percent of the ova in a mature cow’s ovaries are present at birth.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What kind of dairy product is Creme Fraiche?

Answer 22

Cultured

Question 23

Performance will be reduced the quickest through a lack of what nutrient?

Answer 23

Water

Question 24

What is the percentage of breeding’s that result in pregnancy?

Answer 24

Conception rate

Question 25

What metabolic disease is when the fetal membranes fail to expel within 24 hours after parturition?

Answer 25

Retained Placenta

Question 26

True or False: Ligaments connect muscle to bones.

Answer 26

False - Ligaments connect one bone to another bone; tendons connect muscle to a bone.

Question 27

What is the animal called that receives a fertilized ovum from a donor?

Answer 27

Recipient

Question 28

What condition occurs when there is an accumulation of ketones in the body?

Answer 28

Acetonemia (Ketosis)

Question 29

What vitamin plays a role in the coagulation of blood?

Answer 29

Vitamin K

Question 30

What type of milking parlor do the cows set up on the platform and has stalls in a circle which rotates while the milker can stay in position?

Answer 30

Rotary parlor

Question 31

What is a premature expulsion of a fetus?

Answer 31

Abortion

Question 32

What is another name for an umbilical infection?

Answer 32

Naval ill

Question 33

True or False: The subcutaneous abdominal vein is the ideal location for intravenous injections.

Answer 33

False - The jugular vein is the ideal location for most intravenous injections.

Question 34

What is the second most popular cheese in the United States?

Answer 34

Cheddar (as of 2022)

Question 35

When are cattle most commonly infected with Johnes disease even though symptoms do not appear until after they are 2 years old?

Answer 35

Shortly after birth

Question 36

What does the acronym GMO stand for?

Answer 36

Genetically Modified Organism

Question 37

What is the basic unit of inheritance?

Answer 37

Gene

Question 38

True or False: The Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) is the document that established the standards for Grade A milk.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Who is considered the first person to discover that bacteria caused food spoilage and disease?

Answer 39

Louis Pasteur

Question 40

What are the areas of grassland installed between cropland or feedlots and waterways to take up nutrients and prevent nutrients from running off into water?

Answer 40

Buffer strips

Question 41

What breed is most prone to get milk fever?

Answer 41

Jersey

Question 42

True or False: There are 120 calories in reduced fat milk.

Answer 42

True

Question 43

What is an animal’s safety zone ?

Answer 43

Flight zone

Question 44

What is used to freeze and store sperm?

Answer 44

Liquid nitrogen

Question 45

What is the name of the milk-mineral deposit on milk handling equipment?

Answer 45

Milk stone

Question 46

How often should the bulk tank be washed and sanitized?

Answer 46

Every time it is emptied.

Question 47

A pre-weaned calf should consume what percent of its body weight in milk or milk replacer on a daily basis?

Answer 47

10 - 17%

Question 48

True or False: The Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association headquarters is located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Answer 48

False - The Brown Swiss Breeders Association is located in Beloit, Wisconsin.

Question 49

What is the portion of the female estrus cycle known as heat?

Answer 49

Estrus

Question 50

What is the process that destroys any disease-producing bacteria that might be present in raw milk?

Answer 50

Pasteurization