Q. What is the average mature weight for a Jersey cow?

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Q. If there are large numbers of flies around the dairy barn, what should be the first thing to be examined in an attempt to solve the fly problem?

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Q. When referring to rations, what do the letters NFC stand for?

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Q. Where is the National Cheese Exchange Located?

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Q. In a cow, where would you find an alveolus?

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Q. When discussing lactation records, what does the term “fat corrected milk” mean?

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Q. What percent non-fiber carbohydrate should a ration contain for high producing cows?

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Q. What does GnRH stand for?

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Q. What is the average duration of standing the heat in cattle?

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Q. What is the approximate time of ovulation in cattle after the beginning of heat?

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Q. What hormone is responsible for maintaining a pregnancy?

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Q. What is the scientific term for birth?

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Q. In reference to reproduction, what does CL stand for?

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Q. To the hundredth, how many pounds of milk are in one gallon?

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Q. What pathway in young calves directs milk into the abomasum, bypassing the rumen, reticulum, and omasum?

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Q. Milk fever is also (scientifically) known as what?

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Q. What is Parturient paresis caused by?

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Q. According to the NRC, what percent calcium should a dry cow ration contain?

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Q. High potassium intake will decrease a cows ability to mobilize what?

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Q. Cows that are at risk of developing ketosis can be fed what vitamin to help prevent ketosis?

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