Dairy Cattle CDE Questions 2025-
2026 Questions and Answers
ApproximatelyBhowBmanyBgallonsBofBbloodBpassBthroughBtheBudderBforBeachBgallonBofBmilkB
produced?B-BAnswer400-500Bgallons
WhatBpercentageBofBwholeBmilkBisBfatBwhenBcomparedBonBaBdryBmatterBbasis?B-
BAnswerAboutB25Bpercent
AllBmilkingBequipmentBmustBbeBsanitized:B-BAnswerAfterBeachBuse
WhenBdoingBclassificationBscoring,BwhenBaBcowBisBgivenBtheBnumericalBvalueBofB85-
89.9BisBclassifiedBas:B-BAnswerveryBgood
ABbabcockBtestBmayBbeBusedBtoBmeasureBtheB______________B%BofBmilk.B-BAnswerfat
TheBbreedBofBdairyBcowBgenerallyBcreditedBwithBproducingBtheBhighestB%BofBbothBmilkBfatB
andBproteinBisBtheB:B-BAnswerJersey
BloodBvesselsBthatBtransportBbloodBawayBfromBtheBheartBareBcalledB-BAnswerarteries
WhatBmanureBwasteBmanagementBmethodBrunsBmanureBacrossBaBpressBandBsqueezesBtheBw
aterBout?B-BAnswerSolidsBremoval
TheBportionBofBtheBruminantBdigestiveBsystemBwitchBconsistsBofBmanyBfoldsBofBtissueBisBthe:
B-BAnswerOmasum
MilkingBtimeBisBbestBreducedBby:B-BAnswerpreparingBtheBcowsBproperly
ManyBdairiesBplaceBbandsBonBtheBcowsBnecksBofBfeet,BwithBblackBboxesBcontainingBelectroni
cBID,BproductionBandBmanagementBinformation.BTheseBunitsBareBcalled:B-
BAnswerTransponders
TheBrumenBofBtheBcowBisBlocated:B-BAnsweronBtheBleftBsideBofBtheBbody
,EndocrinologyBisBtheBscienceBdealingBwithB__________.B-BAnswerHormones
RotaryBParlorsBorBCarouselBmilkBbarnsBhaveBtheBadvantageBofBbeingB_________________Bwh
enBcomparedBtoBotherBbarns.B-BAnswerfaster
WhichBdairyBbreedBhasBaBrestrictionBofBdisallowingBblackBmarkings?B-
BAnswermilkingBshorthorn
aBbovineBfemaleBwhichBhasBnotBhadBcalfBisBa:B-BAnswerheifer
AtBhowBmanyBdaysBcanBpregnancyBbeBdetectedBbyBpalpation?B-
BAnswerBetweenB14BandB35Bdays
WhatBisBanotherBanotherBtermBforBtheBlowestBlateralBregionsBofBtheBabdomen,BnearBtheBgro
in?B-BAnswerInguinal
WhatBareBstructuralBcarbohydratesBmadeBof?B-BAnswercellulose,Bhemicellulose,Blignin
WhatBisBNAFTA?B-BAnswerNorthBAmericanBFreeBTradeBAgreement
DryBcowsBneedB0.8BpercentBKBinBtheirBdiet.BWhatBelementBisBK?B-BAnswerPotassium
WhatBisBtheBreasonableBscoreBforBbodyBconditionBmid-lactation?B-BAnswer3
WhereBareBstructuralBcarbohydratesBfoundBinBtheBplants?B-BAnswerInBtheBcellBwall
TheBhormoneBBSTBisBgivenBtoBdairyBcows:B-BAnswerAfterB200BdaysBofBlactation
MilkBwithBoverB_______BsomaticBcellBcountBcannotBlegallyBbeBshippedBinBtheBUnitedBStates?
B-BAnswer400,000
, ABmutationBwhereBaBcalfBisBbornBwithBaBsingleBtoeBonBoneBorBmoreBfeetBisBcalled?B-
BAnswermule-foot
WhenBdiscussingBfeedBmixers,BwhatBisBtheBrangeBofBmanufacturersBrecommendedBmixingBtim
es?B-BAnswer3-6Bminutes
OneBformBofBbiologicalBpestBmanagementBisBaBpredatorBinsect,BthatBcanBbeBboughtBandBrele
asedBtoBhelpBcontrolBfliesBatBaBdairy.BWhichBofBtheseBisBNOTBtrueBaboutBtheseBpredators?B-
BAnswerTheyBmayBbeBbothersomeBtoBlivestockBorBotherBanimals
WhichBbodyBpartBisBlocatedBmoreBtowardsBtheBfountBofBtheBanimal?B-BAnswerFlank
WhatBdoesBGnRHBstandBfor?B-BAnswergonadotropinBreleasingBhormone
WhatBisBMilkBFeverBparesisBcausedBby?B-BAnswerLowBbloodBlevelsBofBionizedBcalcium
WhenBevaluatingBdairyBrationsBwhatBdoBtheBletterBNEBstandBfor?B-BAnswerNetBEnergy
WhatBisBaBcationB-BAnswerABpositivelyBchargedBion
NeosporaBcaninumBisBaBmajorBcauseBofBwhatBinBpregnantBcows?B-BAnswerabortion
TheBtypicalBlactationBcurveBshowsBaBdairyBcowBreachingBherBpeakBproductionBaboutB_______
_____BdaysBintoBtheBlactationBcycle.B-BAnswer50-70Bdays
WhatBpercentBofBtheBcowsBfeedBintakeBisBconsumedBinBtheBdaylightBhours?B-
BAnswer70Bpercent
TheBletterBFSISBstandBfor?B-BAnswerFoodBSafetyBInspectionBService
ManyBdairymenB"dock"theBtailBonBtheirBcowsBmuchBtoBtheBchagrinBofBAnimalBRightsBgroups.
BTheyBbelieveBthisBisBnecessaryBto:B-BAnswerReduceBtheBincidenceBofBmastitis
2026 Questions and Answers
ApproximatelyBhowBmanyBgallonsBofBbloodBpassBthroughBtheBudderBforBeachBgallonBofBmilkB
produced?B-BAnswer400-500Bgallons
WhatBpercentageBofBwholeBmilkBisBfatBwhenBcomparedBonBaBdryBmatterBbasis?B-
BAnswerAboutB25Bpercent
AllBmilkingBequipmentBmustBbeBsanitized:B-BAnswerAfterBeachBuse
WhenBdoingBclassificationBscoring,BwhenBaBcowBisBgivenBtheBnumericalBvalueBofB85-
89.9BisBclassifiedBas:B-BAnswerveryBgood
ABbabcockBtestBmayBbeBusedBtoBmeasureBtheB______________B%BofBmilk.B-BAnswerfat
TheBbreedBofBdairyBcowBgenerallyBcreditedBwithBproducingBtheBhighestB%BofBbothBmilkBfatB
andBproteinBisBtheB:B-BAnswerJersey
BloodBvesselsBthatBtransportBbloodBawayBfromBtheBheartBareBcalledB-BAnswerarteries
WhatBmanureBwasteBmanagementBmethodBrunsBmanureBacrossBaBpressBandBsqueezesBtheBw
aterBout?B-BAnswerSolidsBremoval
TheBportionBofBtheBruminantBdigestiveBsystemBwitchBconsistsBofBmanyBfoldsBofBtissueBisBthe:
B-BAnswerOmasum
MilkingBtimeBisBbestBreducedBby:B-BAnswerpreparingBtheBcowsBproperly
ManyBdairiesBplaceBbandsBonBtheBcowsBnecksBofBfeet,BwithBblackBboxesBcontainingBelectroni
cBID,BproductionBandBmanagementBinformation.BTheseBunitsBareBcalled:B-
BAnswerTransponders
TheBrumenBofBtheBcowBisBlocated:B-BAnsweronBtheBleftBsideBofBtheBbody
,EndocrinologyBisBtheBscienceBdealingBwithB__________.B-BAnswerHormones
RotaryBParlorsBorBCarouselBmilkBbarnsBhaveBtheBadvantageBofBbeingB_________________Bwh
enBcomparedBtoBotherBbarns.B-BAnswerfaster
WhichBdairyBbreedBhasBaBrestrictionBofBdisallowingBblackBmarkings?B-
BAnswermilkingBshorthorn
aBbovineBfemaleBwhichBhasBnotBhadBcalfBisBa:B-BAnswerheifer
AtBhowBmanyBdaysBcanBpregnancyBbeBdetectedBbyBpalpation?B-
BAnswerBetweenB14BandB35Bdays
WhatBisBanotherBanotherBtermBforBtheBlowestBlateralBregionsBofBtheBabdomen,BnearBtheBgro
in?B-BAnswerInguinal
WhatBareBstructuralBcarbohydratesBmadeBof?B-BAnswercellulose,Bhemicellulose,Blignin
WhatBisBNAFTA?B-BAnswerNorthBAmericanBFreeBTradeBAgreement
DryBcowsBneedB0.8BpercentBKBinBtheirBdiet.BWhatBelementBisBK?B-BAnswerPotassium
WhatBisBtheBreasonableBscoreBforBbodyBconditionBmid-lactation?B-BAnswer3
WhereBareBstructuralBcarbohydratesBfoundBinBtheBplants?B-BAnswerInBtheBcellBwall
TheBhormoneBBSTBisBgivenBtoBdairyBcows:B-BAnswerAfterB200BdaysBofBlactation
MilkBwithBoverB_______BsomaticBcellBcountBcannotBlegallyBbeBshippedBinBtheBUnitedBStates?
B-BAnswer400,000
, ABmutationBwhereBaBcalfBisBbornBwithBaBsingleBtoeBonBoneBorBmoreBfeetBisBcalled?B-
BAnswermule-foot
WhenBdiscussingBfeedBmixers,BwhatBisBtheBrangeBofBmanufacturersBrecommendedBmixingBtim
es?B-BAnswer3-6Bminutes
OneBformBofBbiologicalBpestBmanagementBisBaBpredatorBinsect,BthatBcanBbeBboughtBandBrele
asedBtoBhelpBcontrolBfliesBatBaBdairy.BWhichBofBtheseBisBNOTBtrueBaboutBtheseBpredators?B-
BAnswerTheyBmayBbeBbothersomeBtoBlivestockBorBotherBanimals
WhichBbodyBpartBisBlocatedBmoreBtowardsBtheBfountBofBtheBanimal?B-BAnswerFlank
WhatBdoesBGnRHBstandBfor?B-BAnswergonadotropinBreleasingBhormone
WhatBisBMilkBFeverBparesisBcausedBby?B-BAnswerLowBbloodBlevelsBofBionizedBcalcium
WhenBevaluatingBdairyBrationsBwhatBdoBtheBletterBNEBstandBfor?B-BAnswerNetBEnergy
WhatBisBaBcationB-BAnswerABpositivelyBchargedBion
NeosporaBcaninumBisBaBmajorBcauseBofBwhatBinBpregnantBcows?B-BAnswerabortion
TheBtypicalBlactationBcurveBshowsBaBdairyBcowBreachingBherBpeakBproductionBaboutB_______
_____BdaysBintoBtheBlactationBcycle.B-BAnswer50-70Bdays
WhatBpercentBofBtheBcowsBfeedBintakeBisBconsumedBinBtheBdaylightBhours?B-
BAnswer70Bpercent
TheBletterBFSISBstandBfor?B-BAnswerFoodBSafetyBInspectionBService
ManyBdairymenB"dock"theBtailBonBtheirBcowsBmuchBtoBtheBchagrinBofBAnimalBRightsBgroups.
BTheyBbelieveBthisBisBnecessaryBto:B-BAnswerReduceBtheBincidenceBofBmastitis