ANSC 495C
Self Quiz 2

Instructions: For fill-in-the-blank questions, type your responses in the spaces provided then select the "Answer" link to check your responses against the correct answers. For objective (true/false, etc.) questions, answer the questions by selecting one of the links.


8. Select all the correct phrases related to feeding colostrum to calves.

Dairy calves will aggressively nurse the cow and receive adequate colostrum without the intervention of the herdsman.
5% of body weight, or 1 gallon of colostrum should be fed.
The neonate is able to absorb immunoglobulins intact through the gut for the first 12-24 hours.
It is best to leave dairy calves with their dam for 4-5 days to receive adequate colostrum.

 

9. Every cow produces good colostrum, so calves may be fed colostrum from any newly freshened cow.

 

10. The dairy cow is most likely to experience milk fever within the first few days post calving and ketosis about 6 weeks after calving.

 

11. Metabolic disease can be caused by overfeeding (fat animals) as well as underfeeding animals.

 

12. The leaner the cow, the more rapidly she will begin to cycle after parturition and the more quickly she can be rebred.

 

13. Match the following short chain fatty acids with the phrase describing their role in the dairy cow.

propionate  1. major fat precursor
acetate  2. ketogenic fatty acid
butyrate  3. major glucose precursor

 

14. Name the two major types of mastitis seen in dairy herds.

a.
b.

 

15. List two environmental factors that contribute to Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD).


 

16. List 2 environmental factors that can contrubute to reproductive problems in ruminants.


 

17. What agent is spread in cat feces and can cause reproductive problems in a number of animal species as well as man?