Van Amstel Q/A Flashcards
What is the maximum total bacterial count allowed for Grade A milk?
100,000/mL
What antibiotic is illegal for use in lactating dairy cows?
Enrofloxacin, Fluoroquinolone
What is the maximum SSC for Grade B daily milk?
750,000/mL
How long is the normal dry period?
60 days
How long is normal lactation?
305 days
Name a specific effect of BST
increases milk production by increasing DMI, and transferring nutrients to the udder
Which enzyme cause curd formation in the abomasum?
Thymosin
Acetate is a precursor of what constituent in milk?
Butter Fat
Which dairy breed has the highest butter fat (water buffalo excluded)?
Jersey
Give one reason why milk production/cow in large diaries has gone up.
balancing of rations
When are cows typically rebred after calving?
60 days
Name one of the reasons why dairy cows are culled.
Infertility, lameness
Name one effect of high ambient temperature.
Infertility
Name 2 main ingredients of TMR.
Silage and Grain
What is the desired length and width of a free stall to ensure good cow comfort.
9.6 ft long X 4.1 ft wide
How can the presence of thin soles be confirmed?
hoof testers
What foot problem is associated with manure accumulation?
Digital dermatitis
How can foot problems be controlled in the dairy system?
rubber mats
What is component or slug feeding?
Feeding lots of grain
How can thin soles be prevented?
rubber mats
Apart from thin soles, what is another problem associated with concrete flooring?
Upper limb lameness
Apart from heat, what is another major cause of reproduction failure in cattle?
lameness
What is the mechanism by which lameness cause reproductive failure?
Pain
What can result from having to high of a % of long fiber in the diet?
feed selection, predisposes to rumen acidosis
What is one of the major problems associated with slug feeding?
Rumen acidosis
What problem is associated with leaking teat liners?
teat end ulcerations due to the air being sucked into the teat
What problem is associated with over milking or to high vacuum pressure?
teat canal prolapse
Formaldehyde is environmental friendly because it dissipates in what?
CO2 and water
Cooling through sprinklers in free stall dairies can indirectly result in what?
lameness because of thinning of the soles
Foot bath solutions are changed on average after every how many cow passes?
200 - 250 cows
Rocky walkways predispose to interdigital skin trauma which in turn predispose to what?
Foot Rot