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ANSC 108 Exam 2 TAMU1 gallon of milk weighs - ANS-8.6 pounds
A balances ration takes into account: - ANS-1. Type of ration. 2. Nutrient requirement. 3.
Availability of feeds. 4. Feed intake of animal.
A.I. is used in dairy cows because - ANS-1. Dairy bulls are aggressive 2. expedites
genetic progress 3. increases management required for dairying, therefore easy to
implement
Abomasum - ANS-(true stomach)
Adjustments should be made for: - ANS-1. Weaning age of calf.
2. Age of dam.
3. Sex of calf
Advantages of AI: - ANS-1. Genetic improvement
2. Disease control
3. Improved record keeping
4. Eliminates need for bulls on farm
AIJ (ampullary-isthmic junction) - ANS-Actual site of fertilization
AM/PM rule: - ANS-Estrus AM, breed in afternoon.
Estrus PM, breed in morning.
Average dairy cows produce how much more milk than in 1955? - ANS-Twice the
amount
Balanced ration - ANS-Meets all nutrient requirements of an animal.
Bilateral cryptorchid - ANS-Both testes are retained in body cavity. Sterile.
Burdizzo is used for - ANS-Bloodless castration. Not used very often for castration
purposes.
Calf hutches - ANS-Calves tethered to hutches at 1-3 days. Reduce calf to calf contact
and spread of disease. Kept in hutches till eating 4 lbs. of grain per day.
, cattle - ANS-Stomach 68%
small intestine 20%
large intestine 9%
cecum 3%
Cervical (swine) 🐖 - ANS-The catheter is seated in the cervix
Check-off funding - ANS-$1/ head is funded each time A cow is sold
Colic - ANS-Digestive upset in horse
Cow-calf production - ANS-Cows and heifers are mated to bulls to produce a calf crop
Cows length of cycle - ANS-21 days
Cows length of estrus - ANS-18 hours
Dairy industry has moved east to west because: - ANS-Humidity and climate.
Land prices.
Gov regulations.
Change from traditional family to business type farms
Dairy production per cow has increased due to: - ANS-Advances in management.
Nutrition.
Genetics.
Deglutition - ANS-reswallowing
Disadvantages of AI: - ANS-1. Time required for estrous detection
2. Trained personnel requires
3. Number of cows in estrous during breeding season
Duodenum = - ANS-Digestion
Dystocia - ANS-Difficult birth. Birth weight of calf plays major role
EPD - ANS-Expected progeny difference
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