After milk is picked up at the farm, how often should the bulk tank be washed and sanitized?

You recently visited a farm that installed new lights in the freestall barn. The goal was to increase the photoperiod of the cows by providing them with 16-18 hours of light to increase milk production. What hormone is released by the pineal gland in response to this lighting change?

When lameness caused by abscesses, infection, foot rot, or injury is common in a dairy herd, what should the owner implement immediately to help reduce lameness in his herd?

it is often said you can't improve what you can't measure The Brix refractometer is a tool used on many dairy farms to help estimate or measure what?

Healthy calves are essential to any dairy operation. To be a better grower of calves you have joined the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association. According to this organization, how many quarts of colostrum should a calf receive in the first four hours of life?

If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn, what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?

Mastitis is a growing problem on your neighbor;s farm. You notice that he is bedding his cows with straw. You recommend that he should change his bedding to what to help decrease the amount of bacteria?

When using a body condition scoring system of 1-5, what does a score of 1 mean?

Paul Bunyan's ox "babe" had a rare genetic disorder that cased him to be blue. Both his parents were apparently normal. What are the odds his next full-sib will be blue?

In what part of whole milk are most of the off flavors found?

A cow is almost ready to calf. You observe excessive fluid accumulation in the udder and surrounding tissues. What do we call this condition?

The dairy breed was originally used for milk, meat and draft purposes. Today it is known for high protein to fat ratio , longevity, sound feet and legs, and having few health problems. Which breed is this?

The following information is listed concerning a cow:

305 3X 35,234 4.2 1480 3.2 1127 Which of the following is not correct?

You infuse an antibiotic into a cow's udder to treat her for mastitis, how should her milk be handled?

What state is currently working on a proposal to establish a new Federal Milk Marketing Order?

Absorption if antibodies from colostrum primarily takes place in which compartment of a calf's stomach?

When giving an IM injection , where is the injection site?

The Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding recently reported the following milestone achieved in genotyping dairy animals in Aug. 2015?

All quality assurance programs insist that a farmer have what type of on-going relationship with their veterinarian?

The dairy cow has the ability to digest some of the plant carbohydrates which animals with simple stomachs cannot. Which of these is not one of those carbohydrates?

Cull heifers and cows have been treated with hormones to cause them to become sexually active as heat check animals. What is the primary hormone that is used?

Which of the following countries was the number 1 milk and milk product imported in 2014?

This waxy substance found in the teat duct limits bacterial growth and provides a physical barrier against bacteria

Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey. How many pounds of whey are produced from 10 pounds of milk?

When a dairy farm operation is owned by a single individual, what type of business entity is this called?

What corn forage is typically harvested with a forage harvester equipped with an ear-snapper header? The ear should be chopped with a shortlength-of-cut and then well processed with the on-board kernel processor

What is the name of the new fluid milk beverage that is ultra-filtered that Coca-Cola is producing with Select Milk Producers?

What is the name of the international organizations of educators, scientists and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry? The Journal of Dairy Science is the organization's official publication.

Which of the following countries was the number 1 exporter of milk and milk products in 2014.

The PMO regulations govern the production, hauling, processing, packaging and storage of which type and grades of milk?

In the reproductive cycle, the level of what hormone in the blood decreases when the corpus luteum is destroyed.

After harvesting corn silage, you take a soil test. The test shows your field is high in phosphorus and low in potassium. Which of the following fertilizers would you not apply in order to reduce the potential of phosphorus run off?

On a dairy farm where foot rot problems have been identified in the herd as a major cause of lameness, which common material is used in the footbath to prevent foot rot:

This fatal cattle disease destroys the intestinal lining of ruminants with its major symptom being diarrhea?