Seniors-2022

Question 1

Where did the Jersey originate?

Answer 1

Isle of Jersey

Question 2

What hormone is necessary for the maintenance of pregnancy?

Answer 2

Progesterone

Question 3

What is milk remaining in the mammary gland following completion of milking

Answer 3

Residual milk

Question 4

What is the first organ to receive blood from the small intestines?

Answer 4

Liver

Question 5

What is the largest cost in milk production?

Answer 5

Feed

Question 6

What is fed or administered to cows to treat ketosis?

Answer 6

Propylene glycol

Question 7

How much is deducted from every dairy producers check to pay for the dairy checkoff?

Answer 7

15 cents per hundredweight

Question 8

What vitamin helps with vision and maintains epithelial cells?

Answer 8

Vitamin A

Question 9

What is considered the best material for covering a bunker soli?

Answer 9

Plastic

Question 10

What is the part of the cell that contains an organism’s DNA?

Answer 10

Nucleus

Question 11

What is the smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent function?

Answer 11

Cell

Question 12

What is an acute, fever producing disease of cattle that is caused by the bacterium Clostridium?

Answer 12

Blackleg

Question 13

What are dairy foods that have been fermented with lactic acid bacteria?

Answer 13

Cultured dairy products

Question 14

How much does a gallon of milk weigh?

Answer 14

8.6 Pounds

Question 15

What is the father of a calf?

Answer 15

Sire

Question 16

What stomach compartment is called the true stomach?

Answer 16

Abomasum

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Bulk tank

Question 18

What is the enzyme that breaks down butterfat?

Answer 18

Lipase

Question 19

What is the normal body temperature for a calf?

Answer 19

102.5 degrees F

Question 20

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen are basic elements contained in what nutrient?

Answer 20

Protein

Question 21

What heat detection tool measures the steps cows take throughout the day?

Answer 21

Pedometers

Question 22

How many calories are in whole milk?

Answer 22

150

Question 23

What instrument is used to puncture the rumen in cases of bloat?

Answer 23

Trocar

Question 24

What is the structure that holds the uterus and ovaries in their proper position?

Answer 24

Broad Ligament

Question 25

Where does milk exit the mammary gland?

Answer 25

Streak or teat canal

Question 26

What is the unit of measure of energy in a feed?

Answer 26

Calorie

Question 27

True or False: Point source pollution originates from multiple and diffuse sources which are not readily identified?

Answer 27

False - Non-Point Source pollution originates from multiple and diffuse sources which are not readily identified.
Point Source pollution is from a specific source.

Question 28

Where is the All-American Dairy Show held?

Answer 28

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Question 29

What is the most effective management tool to control flies on a dairy farm?

Answer 29

Sanitation

Question 30

How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make a pound of cheese?

Answer 30

10 pounds

Question 31

What instrument is used to give an animal a pill?

Answer 31

Balling gun

Question 32

What temperature should milk and other dairy products in the refrigerator be stored below?

Answer 32

40 degrees F

or phrased differently - Milk should be stored BELOW 40 degrees F in the refrigerator

Question 33

What is the genetic makeup of an individual?

Answer 33

Genotype

Question 34

In the abomasum, what enzyme is secreted in young animals to help thicken milk so that it can be digested?

Answer 34

Rennin

Question 35

What connects one bone to another bone?

Answer 35

Ligament

Question 36

What method of pasteurization heats milk to 145 degrees F for not less than 30 minutes?

Answer 36

Batch or Holding method

Question 37

What is the process of carrying young in the uterus?

Answer 37

Gestation, Pregnancy

Question 38

Where is sperm deposited in the female during natural mating?

Answer 38

Vagina

Question 39

The undesirable recessive traits known as Weaver, Spiderleg, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy affects which breed?

Answer 39

Brown Swiss

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 is the vegetative portion of plants fed to livestock in the fresh, dried, or ensiled state?

Answer 41

Forage

Question 42

What is administration of medicine by injecting it just under the skin?

Answer 42

Subcutaneous injection

Question 43

What breed generally produces milk with the highest fat and protein content?

Answer 43

Jersey

Question 44

The American Dairy Association, National Dairy Council, and US Dairy Export Council make up what nonprofit organization?

Answer 44

Dairy Management, Inc.

Question 45

The genetic base for genetic evaluations is updated every how many years?

Answer 45

5

Question 46

Who received the first patent for condensed milk?

Answer 46

Gail Borden

Question 47

What is a disease in calves characterized by diarrhea, dehydration, and unthriftiness?

Answer 47

Scours

Question 48

What is the name of the technology which removes an undesirable section of DNA and replaces it with more desirable DNA?

Answer 48

CRISPR

not part of the answer: it’s an acronym for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

Question 49

What is milk harvested from the second, third, and fourth milking after calving called?

Answer 49

Transition milk

Question 50

Normally, how many follicular waves can occur in a dairy cow’s estrus cycle?

Answer 50

2-3 waves