3 Little Letters | Calves | Breed Associations | Genetics & Pregnancy | Dairy International |
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Food & Agriculture Organization
FAO
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calves
Which group of animals is most efficient at converting nutrients into growth?
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Red & White Dairy Cattle Association
In regards to dairy cattle associations, what do the initials RWDCA stand for?
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25% of the variation in this trait is attributed to the cows genetics
If a trait has an heritability of 0.25, what does this mean?
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40,000
The Shanghai Dairy group includes how many cows on multiple farms in eastern China?
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Somatic Cell Count
SCC
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False
T or F: Heifer calves should triple their birth-weight by weaning?
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HAUSA
Holstein Association USA
The RWDCA will begin working with what association to complete registrations for Red & White Cattle?
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Genetics
Today's dairy cows are capable of making much more milk than they did decades ago due to improved nutrition and what other major factor?
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melamine
In 2008, Chinese companies were found to have sold tainted dairy products that had what added to them that sickened many infants and killed 6?
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Progressive Genetics Herd
PGH
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warm
In the winter, the water that is given to calves should be warm or cold?
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Guernsey
What dairy breed lays claim to having the highest % of A2 cows( those testing positive for Producing milk with the A2 form of Beta-casein?
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A.I.
The greatest advances that we have seen in dairy cow genetics came from what technology?
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Gen-Com Holsteins
(Based in Canada)
Which farm received the most nominations in the 2012 Holstein All-American contest?
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Breed Age Average
BAA
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weaning
What term describes the act of taking a young animal off of milk as the main source of nutrition?
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Holstein Association USA
For which Breed association is John Meyer the CEO of?
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Time from conception to calving
In dairy cows, what does gestation mean?
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Turkey or Mexico
Bred heifer imports fell in 2012. Name 1 of the 2 countries that accounted for the majority of this drop?
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Intra-Mammary Infection
IMI
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Bananas
Some producers are offering what fruit as an economical source of potassium to give calves a real boost?
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American Milking Shorthorn Society
Which dairy breed association is known by the letters AMSS?
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Preganancy Associated Glycoproteins
What does PAG stand for in regards to pregnancy?
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Brazil
What country is known as the soybean giant and produces the largest volume of milk in South America?
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