MIZZOU BAP 1- DAIRY SECTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Old Jo ✅✅correct answ-What was the name of the University's famous dairy cow?
Yes, but stress is not the problem...strain is. ✅✅correct answ-Are high producing dairy cows
stressed?
Through genetics ✅✅correct answ-How can you reduce strain?
Small dairies are going out of business and cows move to larger production farms. ✅✅correct
answ-How are there becoming less US dairy farms, but there are more cows per farm?
8-10 months ✅✅correct answ-How long does it take a dairy calf to hit puberty?
4 months ✅✅correct answ-How long does a calf cycle after puberty before they are AI?
9 months ✅✅correct answ-How long are heifers pregnant?
3rd Globally ✅✅correct answ-Where does the US rank globally in milk production?
9.4 million ✅✅correct answ-How many dairy cattle are there in Missouri?
Grass-based milk ✅✅correct answ-What type of milk do most people like nowadays?
Holstein Cattle ✅✅correct answ-What is the number one dairy breed in the U.S.?
Jersey Cattle ✅✅correct answ-What dairy breed is second most populous after Holstein?
13-14 months ✅✅correct answ-At what age are the heifers AI?
, The calves are sold. ✅✅correct answ-What happens to bull calves?
A cross with beef cattle makes more money per calf. ✅✅correct answ-Why do farmers breed beef
cattle to dairy cattle?
Semen that can be used to pick the sex. ✅✅correct answ-What is sex-sorted semen?
When they calve at two years of age. ✅✅correct answ-When do replacement heifers replace a
cow?
35% ✅✅correct answ-What percent of cows are replaced each year?
Colostrum ✅✅correct answ-First secretion from the mammary glands.
Antibodies, vitamins, and growth hormones ✅✅correct answ-What does colostrum contain?
During the calf's first 24 hours of life. ✅✅correct answ-When does a calf have to consume
colostrum?
Quantity, Quality, and Quickly ✅✅correct answ-What are the 3 Q's?
Quantity ✅✅correct answ-10% of their body weight within 10 hours of birth
Quality ✅✅correct answ-- High concentration of immunoglobin
- Low bacterial counts
Quickly ✅✅correct answ-- Get colostrum from first milking
- Feed calf asap after birth
Do not rely on cows for colostrum(test to make sure gets right amount of nutrients). ✅✅correct
answ-How do calves get colostrum?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Old Jo ✅✅correct answ-What was the name of the University's famous dairy cow?
Yes, but stress is not the problem...strain is. ✅✅correct answ-Are high producing dairy cows
stressed?
Through genetics ✅✅correct answ-How can you reduce strain?
Small dairies are going out of business and cows move to larger production farms. ✅✅correct
answ-How are there becoming less US dairy farms, but there are more cows per farm?
8-10 months ✅✅correct answ-How long does it take a dairy calf to hit puberty?
4 months ✅✅correct answ-How long does a calf cycle after puberty before they are AI?
9 months ✅✅correct answ-How long are heifers pregnant?
3rd Globally ✅✅correct answ-Where does the US rank globally in milk production?
9.4 million ✅✅correct answ-How many dairy cattle are there in Missouri?
Grass-based milk ✅✅correct answ-What type of milk do most people like nowadays?
Holstein Cattle ✅✅correct answ-What is the number one dairy breed in the U.S.?
Jersey Cattle ✅✅correct answ-What dairy breed is second most populous after Holstein?
13-14 months ✅✅correct answ-At what age are the heifers AI?
, The calves are sold. ✅✅correct answ-What happens to bull calves?
A cross with beef cattle makes more money per calf. ✅✅correct answ-Why do farmers breed beef
cattle to dairy cattle?
Semen that can be used to pick the sex. ✅✅correct answ-What is sex-sorted semen?
When they calve at two years of age. ✅✅correct answ-When do replacement heifers replace a
cow?
35% ✅✅correct answ-What percent of cows are replaced each year?
Colostrum ✅✅correct answ-First secretion from the mammary glands.
Antibodies, vitamins, and growth hormones ✅✅correct answ-What does colostrum contain?
During the calf's first 24 hours of life. ✅✅correct answ-When does a calf have to consume
colostrum?
Quantity, Quality, and Quickly ✅✅correct answ-What are the 3 Q's?
Quantity ✅✅correct answ-10% of their body weight within 10 hours of birth
Quality ✅✅correct answ-- High concentration of immunoglobin
- Low bacterial counts
Quickly ✅✅correct answ-- Get colostrum from first milking
- Feed calf asap after birth
Do not rely on cows for colostrum(test to make sure gets right amount of nutrients). ✅✅correct
answ-How do calves get colostrum?
