2006 Ayrshire
Practice Questions
 

1. What two parts of a cow's anatomy can be twisted to one side and are often called "wry"?
   
   Face and tail (ANAT 05)
   
   
2. What is the normal color of a calf's tongue?
   
   Pink (DHM 05)
    
3. The top cheese producing state is Wisconsin. What state ranks second?
   
   California (HD 04)
   
   
4. What dairy product is the best choice when eating spicy food?
   
   Milk (HD 04)
   
   
5. What is the name of the tube that leads from the mouth to the stomach?
   
   Esophagus (NUT 04)
   
   
6. Which age group of animals has the best conception rate in a dairy breeding program?
   
   Virgin Heifers (HD 04)
   
   
7. What is the most common complaint from school children on how milk is served?
   
   Too warm (HD 04)
   
   
8. What mineral is needed for healthy strong bones and is found in large quantities in milk?
   
   Calcium (HD 04)
   
   
9. When is National Dairy month?
   
   June (DMI 05)
   
   
10. When giving an oral medication this means administering medicine in which part of the cow?
    
    Mouth (over the back of tongue or throat area) (HD 04)
    
    
11. Spoiled milk is often referred to as what?
    
    Sour (HD 04)
    
    
12. Approximately how many gallons of blood pass through the udder for each gallon of milk produced?
    
    400 to 500 gallons (HD 04)
    
    
13. According to Dairy Management Inc., nineteen percent of Americans would choose to receive what dairy product as a food gift over candy?
    
    Cheese (DHM 04)
    
    
14. What causes ringworm?
    
    Fungus (HD 04)
    
    
15. Teat dip contains what germ-fighting element?
    
    Iodine (HD 04)
    
    
16. Name the forage crop that is cut, compressed and preserved by its own fermentation in an airtight chamber, such as a silo.
    
    Silage (HD 04)
    
    
17. Of all the equipment on a dairy farm, what is the most important? It "harvests" the cash crop - milk.
    
    Milking machine (HD 04)
    
    
18. What term describes an estimated average of annual production?
    
    Rolling herd average (HD 04)
    
    
19. Milk is what percent water?
    
    87 percent (HD 05)
    
    
20. By mixing all feed ingredients together, cows' diets can be controlled more closely. What do the initials TMR represent?
    
    Total mixed ration (HD 04)
    
    
21. What is the first compartment of the stomach called?
    
    Rumen (NUT 04)
    
    
22. In regards to production testing, what do the initials DHIA stand for?
    
    Dairy Herd Improvement Association (HD 04)
    
    
23. What is the most costly disease affecting the dairy industry?
    
    Mastitis (DHM 04)
    
    
24. What udder condition appears as swelling due to an excessive accumulation of fluids between the cells of the mammary gland tissue just under the skin? It is very common around calving.
    
    Edema (DHM 04)
    
    
25. What term is used to describe a substance that has high pH values?
    
    Alkaline or Basic (HD 04)
    
    
26. What is the first milk from a cow that has freshened called?
    
    Colostrum (HD 04)
    
    
27. What is the procedure by which a cow is compared to the ideal for her breed?
    
    Classification (AD 05)
    
    
28. What are a bull's progeny?
    
    Sons and daughters (SS 05)
    
    
29. Which side of the cow's head should you be leading from during a show?
    
    Left side (HD 04)
    
    
30. The expiration date on a milk carton is a consumer's insurance of what?
    
    Freshness of dairy product (HD 04)
    
    
31. What is the standard interval to which lactation records for dairy cows are adjusted?
    
    305 days (ADSA 04)
    
    
32. What is the first selection tool that consumers use when purchasing cheese?
    
    Flavor (HD 04)
    
    
33. What is the most common dry period length in the U.S.?
    
    60 days (HDQ 4/05)
    
    
34. Is the National Dairy Promotion and Research Program milk-processor funded or dairy-farmer funded?
    
    Dairy-farmer funded (HD 04)
    
    
35. What structures carry the blood from the body back to the heart?
    
    Veins (NUT 04)
    
    
36. What are the cells called that are known as white blood cells or body defense cells whose primary functions are to eliminate infections and repair tissue damage?
    
    Somatic cells (HD 04)
    
    
37. Name the term that describes the highest point on a cow's lactation curve, when she is giving the most pounds per day.
    
    Peak (HD 04)
    
    
38. What is the part of the back that lies between the withers and the middle of the back called?
    
    Chine (HD 04)
    
    
39. Where is the streak canal located on a cow?
    
    Her teat (HD 04)
    
    
40. How are magnets administered to cows?
    
    Balling gun (HD 04)
    
    
41. A survey of 50 team trainers from the NBA, NFL, and NHL found that 96 percent of the trainers recommended what dairy product to the athletes they train?
    
    Milk (DMI 04)
    
    
    
42. What vitamin is often referred to as the "sunshine vitamin"? It is needed for proper growth of bones and teeth.
    
    Vitamin D (HD 04)
    
    
43. Amino acids comprise what feed component?
    
    Proteins (HD 04)
    
    
44. A rolling herd average is based on how many months?
    
    12 months (HD 04)
    
    
45. Sales for which popular drink hit an eight-year low in 2004?
    
    Coca Cola (HDQ 4/05)
    
    
46. In regards to breeding, what term is known as the process of assigning previously selected bulls to cows or heifers from which a farmer is willing to raise a heifer calf?
    
    Mating (HD 04)
    
    
47. On a dairy farm, what does the term herringbone refer to?
    
    Milking parlor (HD 04)
    
    
48. What term is used to describe an infertile heifer born twin to a bull?
    
    Freemartin (UG 04)
    
    
49. In dairy cattle reproduction, what do the letters A.I. stand for?
    
    Artificial Insemination (HD 04)
    
    
50. Lice is most troublesome during what two seasons?
    
    Spring & winter (VT 04)
    
    
51. According to the dairy cow unified scorecard, how many points are allotted for feet and
    legs?
    
    15 points (PDCA 05)
    
    
52. Each sperm or egg cell contains what sample portion or percentage of the genes in the bull's or dam's cells?
    
    50 percent (HD 04)
    
    
53. In general terms, what are the chemical messengers which control a cow's estrus cycle?
    
    Hormones (HD 04)
    
    
54. On most farms, which type of silage storage facility offers the least cost per ton of silage stored?
    
    Bunker (HD 04)
    
    
55. A gallon of milk weighs how many pounds?
    
    8.6 pounds (VT 04)
    
    
56. What is the name of the structure through which the fetus receives all of its nutrients?
    
    Placenta (ANAT 04)
    
    
57. In making cheese, milk is divided into solids and liquids. What are these two fractions called?
    
    Curds and whey (ADSA 04)
    
    
58. Which stomach compartment is closest to the heart?
    
    Reticulum (ANAT 04)
    
    
    
59. What is the purpose of the hormone oxytocin?
    
    Allow milk letdown (HD 04)
    
    
60. What is another name for rumination?
    
    Cud chewing (HD 04)
    
    
61. What metabolic disorder happens when intestinal calcium absorption and bone release can't meet the cow's lactation calcium demand and the cow will have depressed dry matter intake and delayed uterine contractions?
    
    Milk fever or hypocalcemia (HD 04)
    
    
62. Where will the 2007 National FFA Convention be held?
    
    Indianapolis, IN (HD 04)
    
    
63. What do the initials USDA stand for?
    
    United States Department of Agriculture (HD 04)
     
64. In general, what is the goal for injecting bST into cows?
    
    Production increases (more profitable production) (HD 04)
    
    
65. What name is given to the symbol licensed by the American Dairy Association, which is a trademark that distinguishes authentic dairy foods from imitations?
    
    REAL Seal (HD 04)
    
    
66. If a feed contains 70% moisture, what is its percent dry matter?
    
    30 percent (HD 04)
    
    
67. What is the name of the current dairy producer-funded nutrition education and marketing campaign aimed at increasing dairy consumption?
    
    3-A-Day of Dairy (DMI 05)
    
    
68. What two colors appear on a slow moving vehicle sign?
    
    Red and orange (HD 04)
    
    
69. What is a cow's natural buffer?
    
    Saliva (HD 04)
    
    
70. The National "got milk?" campaign has launched a second web site in what language?
    
    Spanish (DHM 05)
    
    
71. Who is the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture?
    
    Mike Johanns (HD 05)
    
    
72. Who was the 2004 All-American Aged cow?
    
    Moy-Ayr Bonoparte Licorice (AD 05)
    
    
73. What part of the alfalfa plant has the highest percent digestibility?
    
    Leaves (HD 04)
    
    
74. Which part of mature cow's stomach is the largest?
    
    Rumen (HD 04)
    
    
75. In regards to milk quality, what do the initials PI stand for?
    
    Preliminary incubation (HD 04)
    
    
76. In looking at a pedigree, information about the sire is shown on the top or bottom half of the pedigree?
    
    Top (AA 05)
    
    
77. What term measures the number of pregnancies that occur during a specific time interval or breeding season?
    
    Conception rate (HD 04)
    
    
78. Grass tetany is a disease linked to the shortage of what element normally found in soil and plants?
    
    Magnesium (HD 04)
    
    
79. What human health condition is characterized by inadequately digesting the sugar found in dairy products?
    
    Lactose intolerance (HD 04)
    
    
80. A low level of progesterone is associated with what pregnancy status of a cow?
    
    Cow is not pregnant (HD 04)
    
    
81. Technology now allows veterinarians to detect whether a cow is pregnant at 25 days into gestation using what mechanical test?
    
    Ultrasound (DHM 04)
    
    
82. How do cows effectively lose body heat during hot weather?
    
    Sweating or panting (HD 04)
    
    
83. Ice cream is celebrated nationally during what month?
    
    July (VT 05)
    
    
    
84. Define a laceration.
    
    Cut (HD 04)
    
    
85. What does PETA stand for?
    
    People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (HD 04)
    
    
86. Consolidation of co-ops has meant that some producers are now being exposed to PI counts. What does PI stand for?
    
    Preliminary incubation (DHM 04)
    
    
87. What is the primary purpose of tail docking?
    
    Sanitation (HD 04)
    
    
88. Name the disorder that causes cows to breathe rapidly, stagger, and experience muscle trembling while having a magnesium deficiency.
    
    Grass Tetany (HD 04)
    
    
89. Historically, during what season is the demand for milk highest?
    
    Fall (HD 04)
    
    
90. Increased consumption of soft drinks has caused a large gap in the recommended daily amount of what mineral needed by teenagers?
    
    Calcium (HD 04)
    
    
91. On what day must a heifer be born to be the oldest possible animal in the winter heifer calf and winter yearling heifer classes?
    
    December 1 (AA 05)
    
    
92. What type of organism causes Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)?
    
    Virus (Merck 04)
    
    
93. Name the term used to describe when the teats of a cow point out too much.
    
    Strutting (VT 05)
    
    
94. During which stage of the dry period is the chance of udder infection the lowest?
    
    Middle of the dry period (HD 04)
    
    
95. What is the best sign of a cow's fertile period?
    
    Standing heat - permits other animals to mount her (AIM 04)
    
    
96. Milk is packaged in various sizes. What is the most popular size?
    
    Gallon (HD 04)
    
    
97. Chromosomes are found in what part of the cell?
    
    Nucleus (HD 04)
    
    
98. Name the person who introduced artificial insemination to American dairymen.
    
    Enos J. Perry (PB 04)
    
    
99. What do the letters VFA stand for?
    
    Volatile fatty acids (HD 04)
    
    
100. Who was the junior winner of the Ayrshire Youth Record book contest?
     
     Eileen Gress (AD 05)