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Dairy Cattle

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this dairy breed

a)

Jersey

b)

Norweigan Red

c)

Holstein

d)

Kerry

2.

Identify this breed

a)

Jersey

b)

Norweigan red

c)

Limousine

d)

Friesian

3.

Name the main hormone involved in milk let-down

a)

Oestrogen

b)

Prolactin

c)

Progesterone

d)

Oxytocin

4.

Select 3 advantages of colostrum

a)

Heating effect

b)

Reduces methane

c)

Laxative Effect

d)

Anitbodies

5.

What three factors affect a cows yield?

a)

Age

b)

Breed

c)

Health

d)

Feet

6.

What is the name given to the time when a cow is not milked?

a)

Drying off period

b)

No milk me man

c)

Mid lactation

7.

How many days is a cow milked for?

a)

300

b)

303

c)

305

d)

307

8.

What is the correct temperature for milk to be stored at?

a)

1 degree

b)

2 degrees

c)

3 degrees

d)

4 degrees

9.

What causes mastitis?

a)

Flies

b)

Fungus

c)

Bacteria

d)

Bad hygiene

10.

What is the gestation period for a cow

a)

18 hours

b)

36 hours

c)

8 months

d)

283 days

11.

What is the length of oestrous for a cow

a)

21 days

b)

18 hours

c)

38 hours

d)

24 days

12.

Grass tetany is caused by a lack of

a)

copper

b)

magnesium

c)

calcium

d)

love

13.

Milk fever is caused by a lack of....

a)

Milk

b)

Calcium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Iron

14.

What is the ideal replacement rate for dairy farmers

a)

14.5%

b)

100%

c)

75%

d)

25%