2014 Junior Dairy Quiz Bowl Questions Round 01

Phase B 5 QuestionsCorrect answers are worth 10 points each.

Only the team being asked the questions is to be in the room. Each team will be asked these 5 questions. Answers are to be given by a team captain, but assistance may come from any team member. A question may be repeated only once. Answers must be started within 20 seconds. Partial credit may be given at the discretion of the judges. After one team has been questioned, the other team will enter the contest room and be asked the same 5 questions.

*1. XDigestible Energy minus Energy Excreted, also written as ME is called?

ANS: Metabolizable Energy

2. Of all the costs associated with Mastitis, which has the greatest impact on the farmer?

a) Veterinarian

b) Discarded Milk

c) Labor d) Reduced MilkProduction

ANS: d) reduced milk production

3. What dairy cattle breed originated in Netherlands and Germany then arrived in the US in 1852

a) Milking Shorthorn b)Holsteinc) Jerseyd) Brown Swiss

ANS: b) holstein

*4. Body Condition Score can be used to evaluate nutrition and health. What is the ideal Body Condition Score for a dairy cow at mid-lactation?

a) 3.0

b) 2.5 c) 2.75

d) 3.25

ANS: c) 2.75

*X5.What do the letters CIP stand for in regards to cleaning Milking Equipment?

ANS: Clean in Place

Phase C20 QuestionsCorrect answers are worth 15 points each.

Both teams are in the room for Phase C. The first contestant to signal will answer the question within 5 seconds after being acknowledged by the moderator. Failure to do so will cost that team 10 points. Any contestant answering a question without being acknowledged by the moderator will lose 10 points. If an answer is incorrect, members of the other team will have the opportunity to answer the question without having it reread except for true/false, either or and yes or no type questions. If an answer is given in these types of questions, the question will be replaced with a tie breaker question, and given to the other team. No points are deducted for giving an incorrect answer. Team members are not allowed to discuss the answers in this phase. No partial credit is available in Phase C, except for bonus questions. If neither team can offer an answer to the question within 10 seconds, the moderator will give the answer and the question will be dropped but neither team will forfeit points.

*X1.Where in the body would you find the most phosphorus reserves?

a) Brain

b) Muscles c)Bone

d) Skin

ANS: c) Bone

2.* XWhat dairy cattle breed originated in Switzerland and has a mature body weight of 1,400 lbs?

a) Milking Shorthorn

b) Holstein

c) Jersey d) Brown Swiss

ANS: d) Brown Swiss

*3. Storage of manure is very important for not only the environment, but also for the availability of it when needed. What are the types of manure storage facilities?

a) Solid, Slurry, Liquid

b) Solid, Contained, Open

c) Liquid, Pit, Barn

d) Liquid, Slurry, Contained

ANS: a) Solid, Slurry, Liquid

4. When viewing the Dairy Cow Unified Score Card, what category weighs the most in points and the least?

a) Frame, Udder

b) Frame, Dairy Strength

c) Udder, Frame

d) Rear Feet and Legs, Udder

ANS: c) Udder, Frame

*5. X Mad Cow Disease originated in.

a) United Kingdom

b) Brazil

c) United States

d) Canada

ANS: a) United Kingdom

*6. What is the proper name for the disease commonly called Hardware Disease?

a) Pododermatitis

b) Laminitis

c) Acetonemia d) Traumatic gastritis

ANS: d) Traumatic gastritis

*7. XOne thing that is not considered when selecting a calf as a project animal includes.

a) Health

b) Pedigree

c) Age d) Feed

ANS: d) Feed

*8. What is the minimum number of daughters that a bull is required to have for a bull proof to be published?

a) 5 b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

ANS: b) 10

*X9. What accounts for the greatest percent of milk production costs on most dairy farms?

ANS: Feed

X10. Which of these is not an Essential Amino Acid for miking cows?

a) Valine b) Proline

c) Leucine

d) Methionine

ANS: b) Proline

11. What term describes the estimated average of annual production for a cow?

ANS: Rolling Herd Average

X12. What is the proper name for the disease commonly called Founder?

a) Pododermatitis b) Laminitis c) Acetonemia

d) Traumatic gastritis

ANS: a) Laminitis

13. What is known as the golden standard for free stall base and bedding?

ANS: Sand

*14. The release of which hormone causes the uterus to contract more forcefully and

initiates the expulsion of the fetus?

ANS: Oxytocin

X15. Twin births have negative effects on a cow's fertility, longevity and what else?

ANS: Milk production

16. First calf heifers will spend what percent more time eating when housed separately

from older cows?

ANS: 10 to 15%

*17. What is the most common condition in dairy cattle feet?

ANS: Laminitis

18. Which part of a dairy animal's stomach is referred to as the true stomach?

ANS: Abomasum

19. What is the name of the test that allows your cows to tell you how their rations rate by

telling you if there is too much or not enough protein in their diet?

ANS: Milk Urea Nitrogen Test (MUN) or Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

20. What term describes essential and nonessential groups that are the basic building

blocks for protein?

ANS: Amino acids

Bonus QuestionsEach bonus question is worth 20 points.

Bonus questions may be earned in the tossup round. To receive a bonus question, 3 different team members must correctly answer the tossup questions. Bonus questions are not passed to the other team, nor are points deducted for an incomplete or incorrect answer to the question. Bonus question will be asked whenever 3 team members have answered tossup questions correctly with the count kept individually for both teams within a match. Eligibility for bonus questions does not carry over to another match. The answers must come from the team captain but assistance can come from the other team members. Only the number or answers required by the bonus question will be accepted. Example: If the bonus has a fourpart answer the first four answers given by the team will be accepted. Answers to a bonus question must start within 20 seconds and be completed within 60 seconds.

X1. What percent of feed refusal is recommended to maximize feed intake in lactating

cows?

ANS: 5 to 10%

*X2. Before a calf is weaned, it should be consuming how many pounds of starter per day?

a) 0.5 – 1.0 pounds b) 1.5 – 2 pounds c) 3- 4 pounds

ANS: 1.5 to 2 pounds

X3. What is the indigestible component of forages called?

ANS: Lignin