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Veterinary Medicine (BVMS4 ) Quiz on Cow Management + Production, created by Ella Gordon on 13/10/2023.

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Cow Management + Production

Question 1 of 13

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

-% of revenue in dairy farms is from the milk sales
-% of the variation in income from milk sales is due to reproductive management.

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Question 2 of 13

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Most methods of income on a diary farm rely on what?

Select one of the following:

  • The farmer being able to administer drugs successfully

  • The farmer successfully monitoring BCS

  • A successful pregnancy

  • The lactation of the cow

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

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T/F: the key between high and low-income dairy farmers is a higher rate of pregnancy

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Marginal cost of production = what is the of In this case it is just the feed cost.

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Question 5 of 13

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What does having a higher rate of production do for a farmer in terms of profit-making?

Select one of the following:

  • Dilute the fixed costs

  • Dilute the variable costs

  • Decrease the marginal cost of production

  • Erase the variable costs

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

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T/F: in order to fix a problem with the biology of the cow (it is ill) you should look for better opportunities to get to a new profit level

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

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When is the cow making profit for the farmer?

Select one of the following:

  • in the dry period

  • First 170 days of lactation

  • First 50 days of lactation

  • From 150 - 250 days after calving

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

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T/F: you will have greater profit if you shorten the calving interval and return cows to calving quicker than before

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

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What is true about the BCS in dairy cows?

Select one or more of the following:

  • It should remain roughly the same throughout the entire year

  • Having large changes in BCS will prolong the calving interval

  • Very thin cows will struggle to get into heat, and very heavy cows have a normal heat cycle

  • Fat cows have higher chance of metritis and fatty liver

  • Thin cows are a result of poor feeding, fat cows are not

  • First ovulation is greatly determined by BCS and important as the sooner the first ovulation happens the more likely they are to be in calf by 100 days in milk.

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Question 10 of 13

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Looking for a lactation curve that peaks at - weeks and maintains that for another - weeks. (then start to drop at % per week)

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Question 11 of 13

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The voluntary waiting period is the time after calving when not wanting the cow to be in calf/ mated
How long is it usually?

Select one of the following:

  • 40-50 days

  • 70-80 days

  • 20-30 days

  • 14-28 days

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

1

T/F: culling is an expense

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 13 of 13

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The following are all measures for cow comfort but which is the most useful

Select one of the following:

  • Lying index (number lying cows Vs total in pen)

  • Free-stall use index (number of cows lying minus those not eating/drinking )

  • Cow comfort index (lying Vs lying and standing)

Explanation

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