Chapter 30, Multiple Choice and/or True-False Review Questions

                                    (Circle the single best answer for each question.)

These Questions are all due on October 19, 2007 in laboratory.  A portion of these questions can be used on Exam III, so be sure to make a photocopy for yourself when turning in for credit.

 

  1.       When compared to beef cow herds or ewe flocks, the investment required for a dairy herd is:

            A.  about the same       B.  lower         C.  higher

 

  2.       Traditionally, dairying has been a very stable business.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  3.       Well over 90 percent of the milk sold in the United States is:

            A.  Grade C     B.  Grade B (manufacturing grade)     C.  Grade A

 

  4.       Based upon recent DHI records, one would expect most Holstein herds to average:

            A.  14,500 to 16,500  

            B.  16,500 to 18,500              

            C.  18,500 or more -- pounds of milk per cow per lactation

 

  5.       Dairy farming provides an excellent example of the use of capital in substitution for labor with an increase in labor efficiency of the operation.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  6.       Not only must the working personnel on a dairy farm be dependable (punctual), they must continually provide high quality labor.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  7.       A herd milked regularly, starting each day at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. can be expected to produce as much milk as they would if milked at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  8.       Heifers should be grown and developed so they can enter the milking herd at:

            A.  20              B.  24              C.  26  -- months of age.

 

  9.       An ideal calving interval for the entire herd is near:

            A.  11.5 to 12.0 months                       B.  12.5 to 13.0 months                       C.  13.5 to 14.0 months

 

10.       Most dairy farmers are able to select semen from bulls that are much higher in “Predicted Transmitting Ability  than bulls from their own herd through the selection of bulls available from artificial insemination companies.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

11.       Cows in high  milk production should receive a forage-to-concentrate ratio near:

            A.  70:30         B.  60:40         C.  50:50

 

12.       Cows in peak milk production can be expected to consume:

            A.  2.8 to 3.0

            B.  3.2 to 3.4

            C.  3.8 to 4.0  -- percent of their body weight of feed dry matter daily.

 

13.       On a body condition scoring system of 1 to 5, the desired score for dairy cows that are approaching calving should be near:

            A.  2.5             B.  3.5             C.  4.5

 

14.       Most cows should conceive so the herd average is within a range of:

            A.  55 to-70     B.  85 to 100   C.  115 to 130  -- days after calving.

 

15.       The female dairy goat (doe) normally produces the most milk during the first and second lactation.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

 

Chapter 33, Multiple Choice and/or True-False Review Questions

                                    (Circle the single best answer for each question.)

 

  1.       Americans consume:

            A.  more          B.  about the same       C.  fewer  -- table eggs than their parents or grandparents.

 

  2.       A major change that occurred was layer numbers decreased over the last 20 years.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  3.       A major characteristic of today’s U.S. egg industry is the large number of companies involved.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  4.       Eggs produced in cages are less apt to have microbial contamination than eggs produced on floor systems.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  5.       Bone fragility is a more serious problem in caged layers as compared to floor-reared layers.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  6.       Cannibalism of layers is routinely prevented by beak trimming and by maintaining a low intensity of light.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  7.       Two major poultry diseases requiring strict control programs are Marek’s disease and avian influenza.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  8.       Commercial egg production units tend to operate throughout the year with rather consistent production for most of the year.

            A.  True                       B.  False

 

  9.       Most pullets are sexually mature and brought into egg production at about:

            A.  15              B.  20              C.  25  -- weeks of age.

 

10.       Initiation of egg laying is brought about by increasing the intensity of light and length of the light day.

            A.  True                       B.  False