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Juniors-2023 Flashcards

Written Exam for 2023

1
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What month is observed as National Ice Cream Month?

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July is national Ice Cream Month

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

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

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TRUE

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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?

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

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

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

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TRUE

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Where did the first cows arrive in America?

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Jamestown Colony

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

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FALSE

Colostrum contains antibodies that provide immunity from disease for calves.

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

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Nestle USA

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

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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?

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Adrenaline

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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

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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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What month is observed as National Grilled Cheese Month.

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April

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

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TRUE

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What stomach compartment is known as the true stomach?

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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.

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TRUE

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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.

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TRUE

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21
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How much is the udder worth on the PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard?

22
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True or False: Milk is around 87% water.

23
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What are copper sulfate, zinc sulfate, and formalin used in?

24
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True or False: The term “Rancid” describes cheese that is cured for over six months to give it a sharp flavor and firm texture.

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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
What is the structure through which the **fetus receives all its nutrients**?
Placenta
26
True or False: A **dry cow** is a cow that is not lactating but has been through one lactation previously.
TRUE
27
What is often given to an animal to prevent **hardware disease**?
A magnet
28
True or False: Cheese is classified according to consistency as soft, semi-soft, hard, and very hard.
TRUE
29
What term describes cattle that do not grow horns because of their genetic makeup?
Polled
30
True or False: Lung worms, round worms, stomach worms, liver flukes and coccidia are all **external parasites**.
FALSE Lung worms, round worms, stomach worms, liver flukes and coccidia are all **internal parasites**.
31
What is the most frequent cause of **high bacterial counts in milk**?
Dirty Equipment
32
True or False: Mozzarella is the **second** most popular variety of cheese in the United States
FALSE **Mozzarella** is the **MOST popular** cheese in the US. **Cheddar** is the **second most popular** cheese in the US.
33
What is the common name for the disease known as "**Traumatic Gastritis**"?
Hardware Disease
34
True or False: Frozen colostrum can be safely stored for 2 years.
False Frozen colostrum may be **safely stored for one year**.
35
What is the common name for the disease known as **pododermatitis**?
Foot Rot
36
True or False: Calves should be dehorned around 5 months of age?
FALSE Calves should be dehorned at about **three weeks of age**.
37
What stomach compartment is known as the "**many plies**"?
Omasum
38
True or False: Fly spray is the most effective management tool to control flies on a dairy farm.
FALSE **Sanitation** is the most effective management tool to control flies on a dairy farm.
39
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?
Rotary Parlor
40
True or False: Pedigree is the technical term used to describe brothers and sisters.
FALSE **Siblings** is the technical term used to describe brothers and sisters.
41
What is the period of time when a cow is in milk?
lactation
42
On what side do most **displaced abomasum**'s occur?
Left
43
The undesirable recessive trait know as **limber legs and rectovaginal constrictions** affect which breed?
Jersey
44
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.
TRUE
45
When were the Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle last updated?
2021
46
True or False: **Curd** is the fluid by-product of cheese making.
FALSE **Whey** is the fluid by-product of cheesemaking.
47
What is feed called that a cow has regurgitated and is being re-chewed?
Cud
48
True or False: The nutritionist is the name of the person who trims cow's hooves.
FALSE A **hoof trimmer** is the name of a person who trims a cow's hooves.
49
What are diseases called that can be transmitted from cattle to humans and humans to catle?
Zoonotic
50
If and embryo contains two 'X' chomosomes what sex will the calf be?
Female

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