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A Very Dairy Cattle Quiz!

If you are truly interested in working or running a dairy farm, here is the quiz for you! With general questions that apply to the average dairy farmer, this should be fairly easy to any dairy related person!

A multiple-choice quiz by MatildaMenace. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
MatildaMenace

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,574

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1945

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. With does 'DA' stand for, as related to the dairy industry? Hint

Dairy Average

Displaced Abomasum

Deformed Abdomen

Diphtheria Animalia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following things do milk companies not test for? Hint

Calcium

Protein

Milk Quantity

Butterfat

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a freemartin? Hint

A heifer who was a twin to a bull

A bull who was a twin to a heifer

A bull was a twin to a heifer and is not fertile

A heifer who is a twin to a bull and can't reproduce

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Question 4 of 10

4. All cows have four teats.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. How old is the average cow when she has a calf and begins milking? Hint

5 years old

3 years old

6 months old

2 years old

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does 'UDIA' stand for as related to the dairy industry in the US? Hint

Universal Dairy Inspection Association

United Dairy Industry Association

United Dairy Industrialists of America

Universal Disease Inspectors of Agriculture

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following is a major sign that that cow has mastitis? Hint

She has a large milk vein

She won't eat her haylage

She hasn't 'cleaned' from her last calving

She has a high somatic cell count

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Question 8 of 10

8. While at the milk company, the milk is pasteurized and _______. This
is done by forcing milk through tiny screens under pressure to divide
particles of fat.

Answer: (One word-begins with 'H')

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these major breeds of dairy cattle produces the most milk
overall and is also the most common in the US? Hint

Milking Shorthorns

Guernseys

Holsteins

Ayrshires

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these is not a type of 'room' for a cow? Hint

pipe stall

box stall

stanchion

herringbone free stall

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. With does 'DA' stand for, as related to the dairy industry?

Answer: Displaced Abomasum

Being the third stomach on a cow, the abomasum is prone to becoming
'twisted' causing the cow's digestive system to be blocked. Thus the
cow stops eating. This usually occurs after a difficult calving-usually
with twins. Surgery is most common for correcting a 'DA', however some
vets do 'roll' a cow so that the abomasum will simply untwist on its
own!

2. Which of the following things do milk companies not test for?

Answer: Calcium

While most of the money in the dairy industry is made by the amount of
milk a herd is producing, bonuses are given by most milk companies for
outstanding amounts of protein or butterfat.

3. What is a freemartin?

Answer: A heifer who is a twin to a bull and can't reproduce

While most heifers who are twins to bulls are freemartins, there are
some cases where their reproductive systems do mature and they live
a normal life.

4. All cows have four teats.

Answer: False

While most dairy cattle do have four teats, a large number have five
or six. These teats are usually incapable of producing any milk and are
commonly removed at a young age.

5. How old is the average cow when she has a calf and begins milking?

Answer: 2 years old

All cows must calve before they begin milking. This usually begins
around the age of two, meaning they need to be inseminated at the age of around fourteen months.

6. What does 'UDIA' stand for as related to the dairy industry in the US?

Answer: United Dairy Industry Association

This association coordinates the promotional, research, and educational
activities of a number of smaller dairy organisations.

7. Which of the following is a major sign that that cow has mastitis?

Answer: She has a high somatic cell count

Somatic cells are found in nearly every dairy animal. While they are
controlled, they are OK, but if a cow's 'cell count' becomes terribly
high the chances that she will get mastitis are very high!

8. While at the milk company, the milk is pasteurized and _______. This is done by forcing milk through tiny screens under pressure to divide particles of fat.

Answer: Homogenized

The particles are then small enough that they will remain suspended
and not rise to the top of the vat of milk as they would have done
prior to homogenization.

9. Which of these major breeds of dairy cattle produces the most milk overall and is also the most common in the US?

Answer: Holsteins

Holsteins are the tallest of the major dairy breeds in the US, however
they are usually very aggressive. Because of this some farmers don't
see their worth.

10. Which of these is not a type of 'room' for a cow?

Answer: pipe stall

Interesting names we farmers have for things! But it all makes sense
when you think about it. Stanchions are stalls too small for cows to
lay down in comfortably; they are only used while the cow is being
milked. Box stalls are rectangular pens where the cow has plenty of
room to lay down and just relax. Herringbone free stalls are
free stalls-meaning they aren't tied up, they can roam freely-divided by herringbone pipe. And Pipe
stall? I just made that up!

Source: Author MatildaMenace

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