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Juniors-2023 Flashcards

Written Exam for 2023

1
Q

What month is observed as National Ice Cream Month?

A

July is national Ice Cream Month

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2
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If and embryo contains an ‘X’ and a ‘Y’ chomosome what sex will the calf be?

A

Male

  • X/X would be Female - This is called Homozygous
  • X/Y would be Male - This is called Heterozygous
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3
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What season does pinkeye most often occur?

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Summer

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4
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True or False: A breed is a group of cattle with similar traits that are passed from generation to generation.

A

TRUE

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5
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What type of milk is prepared by removing about half the water from whole milk and adding at least 40 percent sugar?

A

Sweetened Condensed Milk

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6
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When exhibiting a dairy animal in a circle, which direction should you move?

A

Clockwise

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7
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What is the most costly disease in dairy cattle?

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Mastitis

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8
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True or False: The egg is the female reproductive cell produced in the ovary.

A

TRUE

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9
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Where did the first cows arrive in America?

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Jamestown Colony

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10
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True or False? Antibiotics in colostrum help create immunity in newborn calves.

A

FALSE

Colostrum contains antibodies that provide immunity from disease for calves.

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11
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What is the largest processor and distributor of milk and dairy products in the US?

A

Nestle USA

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12
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True or False: The fetus develops in the cow’s ovary.

A

FALSE

The fetus develops in the uterus after the ovum is fertilized.

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13
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What hormone can interfere with milk ejection when a cow becomes frightened or upset?

A

Adrenaline

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14
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True or False: The pulsator stirs milk in the bulk tank to help with cooling and to provide a uniform product mixture for sampling

A

FALSE

The Agitator stirs milk in the bulk tank to help with cooling and to provide a uniform product mixture
for sampling

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15
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What month is observed as National Grilled Cheese Month.

A

April

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16
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True or False: The papillae are the tiny, finger like projections that line the wall of the rumen.

A

TRUE

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17
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What stomach compartment is known as the true stomach?

A

Abomasum

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18
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True or False: Artificial Insemination is depositing of sperm into the reproductive tract of a female other than by natural mating.

A

TRUE

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19
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Where is the World Dairy Expo held?

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Madison Wisconsin

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20
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True or False: The Holstein breed makes up about 90% of the US dairy cow population.

A

TRUE

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21
Q

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

A

40 points

22
Q

True or False: Milk is around 87% water.

A

TRUE

23
Q

What are copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, and formalin used in?

A

Footbath

24
Q

True or False: The term “Rancid” describes cheese that is cured for over six months to give it a sharp flavor and firm texture.

A

FALSE

“Aged” is the term used to describe cheese that is cured for over 6 months to give it a sharp flavor and firm texture.

25
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What is the structure through which the fetus receives all its nutrients?

A

Placenta

26
Q

True or False: A dry cow is a cow that is not lactating but has been through one lactation previously.

A

TRUE

27
Q

What is often given to an animal to prevent hardware disease?

A

A magnet

28
Q

True or False: Cheese is classified according to consistency as soft, semi-soft, hard, and very hard.

A

TRUE

29
Q

What term describes cattle that do not grow horns because of their genetic makeup?

A

Polled

30
Q

True or False: Lung worms, round worms, stomach worms, liver flukes and coccidia are all external parasites.

A

FALSE

Lung worms, round worms, stomach worms, liver flukes and coccidia are all internal parasites.

31
Q

What is the most frequent cause of high bacterial counts in milk?

A

Dirty Equipment

32
Q

True or False: Mozzarella is the second most popular variety of cheese in the United States

A

FALSE

Mozzarella is the MOST popular cheese in the US. Cheddar is the second most popular cheese in the US.

33
Q

What is the common name for the disease known as “Traumatic Gastritis”?

A

Hardware Disease

34
Q

True or False: Frozen colostrum can be safely stored for 2 years.

A

False

Frozen colostrum may be safely stored for one year.

35
Q

What is the common name for the disease known as pododermatitis?

A

Foot Rot

36
Q

True or False: Calves should be dehorned around 5 months of age?

A

FALSE

Calves should be dehorned at about three weeks of age.

37
Q

What stomach compartment is known as the “many plies”?

A

Omasum

38
Q

True or False: Fly spray is the most effective management tool to control flies on a dairy farm.

A

FALSE

Sanitation is the most effective management tool to control flies on a dairy farm.

39
Q

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

A

Rotary Parlor

40
Q

True or False: Pedigree is the technical term used to describe brothers and sisters.

A

FALSE

Siblings is the technical term used to describe brothers and sisters.

41
Q

What is the period of time when a cow is in milk?

A

lactation

42
Q

On what side do most displaced abomasum’s occur?

A

Left

43
Q

The undesirable recessive trait know as limber legs and rectovaginal constrictions affect which breed?

A

Jersey

44
Q

True or False: Biosecurity are management practices that protect the herd from entry of a new disease and minimize the spread and or advers effects of disease in the herd.

A

TRUE

45
Q

When were the Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle last updated?

A

2021

46
Q

True or False: Curd is the fluid by-product of cheese making.

A

FALSE

Whey is the fluid by-product of cheesemaking.

47
Q

What is feed called that a cow has regurgitated and is being re-chewed?

A

Cud

48
Q

True or False: The nutritionist is the name of the person who trims cow’s hooves.

A

FALSE

A hoof trimmer is the name of a person who trims a cow’s hooves.

49
Q

What are diseases called that can be transmitted from cattle to humans and humans to catle?

A

Zoonotic

50
Q

If and embryo contains two ‘X’ chomosomes what sex will the calf be?

A

Female

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