Seniors-2023

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Lactation

Question 2

What organ stores and releases bile in the cow?

Answer 2

Gall Bladder

Question 3

How many teeth does a mature cow have?

Answer 3

32

Question 4

What is a gene called that is not dominant for a characteristic and it must receive one gene from each parent to be expressed?

Answer 4

Recessive

Question 5

How often should milking hoses be changes?

Answer 5

At least every 6 months

Question 6

What hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus and controls the secretion of FSH and LH?

FSH=Folicle Stimulating Hormone, LH=Luteinizing Hormone

Answer 6

GnRH or Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone

Question 7

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

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Calorie

Question 9

What is the process called when vitamins are added to milk?

Answer 9

Fortification

Question 10

What is the mother of a calf called on a pedigree?

Answer 10

Dam

Question 11

True or False: An animal’s safety zone is known as the “flight zone”.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

What is depositing of sperm into the reproductive tract of a female other than by natural mating?

Answer 12

Artificial Insemination

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Water

Question 14

What is the act of taking a young animal off milk as the main source of nutrition?

Answer 14

Weaning

Question 15

What metabolic disorder is associated with a magnesium deficiency?

Answer 15

Grass tetany

Question 16

What are cattle with parents and/or ancestors of different breeds?

Answer 16

Crossbred

Question 17

What are small electric currents that flow through the electrical grounded-neutral system and pass through a cow’s body?

Answer 17

Stray voltage

Question 18

What is a premature expulsion of a fetus?

Answer 18

Abortion

Question 19

What is the ringed shaped muscle at the lower end of a cow’s teat?

Answer 19

Sphincter

Question 20

What describes an animal that cannot reproduce

Answer 20

Sterile

Question 21

What metabolic disease is an accumulation of fat within the cow’s liver?

Answer 21

Fatty Liver

Question 22

True or False: Best management practices may include practices that protect water quality while improving profitability of the farm.

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

How many tablespoons are in a stick of butter?

Answer 23

8

Question 24

What is the only part of the milking system that touches the cow?

Answer 24

Teat Cup Liner or “Inflation”

Question 25

What is a condition when a person **cannot break down milk sugar**?

Answer 25

Lactose Intolerance | *Lactose = Milk Sugar*

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Class II

Question 27

What feedstuff is a by-product from **removing cotton oil from cottonseeds**?

Answer 27

Cottonseed meal

Question 28

Where does milk exit the **mammary gland**?

Answer 28

Streak canal

Question 29

What **stomach compartment** is known as the **fermentation vat**?

Answer 29

Rumen

Question 30

What is the **primary protein** found **in milk**?

Answer 30

Casein

Question 31

What is the **intact male** of the **bovine** species?

Answer 31

Bull

Question 32

What is the most common type of **manure storage** on dairy farms?

Answer 32

Slurry

Question 33

What **state** ranks first for the **number of organic cows**

Answer 33

California

Question 34

What is the **normal pulse rate** for a cow?

Answer 34

60-70 beats per minute

Question 35

What does the term, "**Freshening**," mean?

Answer 35

Calving, Act of giving birth

Question 36

True or False: The **blind spot** is the area **directly behind cattle** where they cannot see.

Answer 36

TRUE

Question 37

What is the **reference** to determine the height of the **udder floor**?

Answer 37

Hock

Question 38

What is the **first organ** to receive **blood** from the **small intestine**?

Answer 38

Liver

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Scours

Question 40

The **milk ring test** is used to identify what **disease** in cattle?

Answer 40

Brucellosis

Question 41

What is the **percentage of water** in milk?

Answer 41

87.04%

Question 42

What is the condition when one or both **testes fail to descend** from the abdomen into the scrotum?

Answer 42

Cryptorchidism

Question 43

What is the **name of the person** who helps dairy producers develop a **balanced diet** for their cow?

Answer 43

Nutritionist

Question 44

True or False: Goatology is the name of the **study of goats and goat husbandry**.

Answer 44

False ***Capriculture** is the study of goats and goat husbandry.*

Question 45

If a cow has produced three bull calves, **what is the chance** that he next calf will be a heifer?

Answer 45

50% or 1/2

Question 46

What is the **primary acid** found in the **abomasum**?

Answer 46

Hydrochloric acid

Question 47

What is the female **reproductive cell produced in the ovary**?

Answer 47

Ova or Egg

Question 48

What is fed or administered to cows to **treat ketosis**?

Answer 48

Propylene glycol

Question 49

Where did the **Milking Shorthorn** originate?

Answer 49

England

Question 50

How long should the **pre-dip** be left on the teat before it is wiped off?

Answer 50

20-30 seconds