VT-220 LAT I // Bos taurus and relatives Name: 1) A group of cattle is known as a: a) herd b) pride c) gaggle d) flock 2) The "double-muscled" trait seen in Belgian Blue cattle: (Choose any that apply) a) requires "natural cover" to be passed on to offspring b) requires artificial insemination to ensure the trait is passed on c) is due to the lack of a gene for myostatin d) is due to the presence of a gene for myostatin e) creates very small offspring 3) Ranked second in the dairy industry, the Brown Swiss is a docile creature with velvety ears 4) The first defense in cattle is: a) to flee b) to lay down and play dead c) to bite d) to charge 5) A cow's blind spot is: a) directly in front of their nose b) directly behind them c) at a 60 degree angle off of each hip d) at a 45 degree angle to the shoulder
6) The bovine kidney: a) is lobulated and resembles a bunch of grapes b) is similar to the horse kidney in size and shape c) looks the same as the canine kidney d) is only the size of the feline kidney 7) Chemical cautery may be used to destroy and remove mature horns a) True b) False 8) In order to reduce the risk of potential complications, the AVMA recommends an animal's horns be removed: a) whenever you can safely restrain the animal b) when the horns are fully mature c) in the winter when there are fewer flies d) at the earliest possible age Match the following: 9) i finish 10) e gomer bull 11) b caruncles 12) a freshen 13) j steer 14) f cotyledons 15) g scur 16) h "calf bed out" 17) d settled 18) c "didn't clean" a) meaning to give birth in dairy cows b) maternal part of the bovine placenta c) retained placenta d) when a cow is pregnant e) vasectomized male f) fetal part of the bovine placenta g) horn tissue grown back after dehorning h) uterine prolapse i) degree of fatness in cattle j) neutered male 19) In a mature cow grazing pasture, the order that food passes through the stomachs is: a) abomasum, rumen, reticulum, omasum b) reticulum, rumen, omasum, abomasum c) omasum, abomasum reticulum, rumen d) rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum
20) The #1 dairy breed in the United States is the Holstein Match the following pieces of equipment used in veterinary cattle practice with the slides 21) A Elastrator 22) I Calf jack 23) J Newberry castration knife 24) M Alley system 25) B Tilt table system 26) D Barnes dehorner 27) L AI gun 28) C Head catch system 29) E Nose lead 30) F Halter 31) K Keystone dehorner 32) H Electroejaculator 33) G Squeeze chute 34) When a cow is no longer lactating, she is said to be: a) open b) settled c) dry d) fresh 35) Which of the following statements about cattle is the least accurate? a) the upper and lower incisors in the cow are large and blunt b) cow tongues are long and rough c) cows kick in an arc with their back legs d) the colon is spiral-shaped and lies in a coil
36) Although all reproductive issues need to be addressed, the one most urgent and critical due to the possibility of shock or hemorrhage is: a) retained placenta b) gestation longer than 290 days c) uterine prolapse d) vaginal prolapse 37) Important conformational attributes in choosing seedstock are the relative positions of the (#3) pins and (#4) hooks of the pelvis 38) The 2nd most popular beef breed, the Hereford, preceded the #1 beef breed into the United States by almost 50 years 39) A freemartin is: a) an intact male, usually of breeding age b) a female calf born as a twin to a male calf, and is usually sterile c) a young female that has not produced her first calf d) a male castrated after puberty
40) A polled animal is: a) a cow that is not producing milk b) an individual animal of a normally horned breed that does not grow horns c) young slaughter beef animals that weigh approximately 1,200 lbs d) a mature female of breeding age 41) Regurgitated food brought back up to the mouth to be chewed again is termed: a) cud b) leftovers c) vomit d) "regurg" 42) To avoid having "open" cows in your dairy herd, detection of estrus is most commonly done by: a) ultrasound b) rectal palpation c) observing for vulvar discharge d) closely monitoring the cows for mounting behavior 43) This #1 beef breed in the United States is the Angus 44) The elimination of gas by belching is: a) mastication b) sternutation c) borborygmi d) eructation 45) The cow, like the horse, has evolved to have a single weight-bearing metacarpal/metatarsal bone in their appendicular skeleton a) True b) False
46) The average gestation time for a cow is: a) 148 days b) 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days c) 283 days d) 333 days 47) The correct term for inflammation of the udder than can substantially reduce milk production is: a) teatitis b) udderitis c) mastitis d) mammaritis 48) Cattle use their for prehending food a) incisors b) papillae c) tongue d) lips 49) This inverted triangular area used to auscultate the abdomen and surgically access the rumen is called the paralumbar fossa 50) Which of the 4 stomachs is known as the true stomach? a) abomasum b) rumen c) omasum d) reticulum
51) The main hormone involved in stimulating "milk letdown" is: a) estrogen b) prolactin c) oxytocin d) progesterone 52) The single largest cost to keeping a cow is: a) housing b) veterinary care c) food d) land for pasture 53) Which chamber of the stomach serves as the main "fermentation vat" in the cow? a) rumen b) abomasum c) omasum d) reticulum 54) The nerve block during used during disbudding or dehorning is called a: a) cranial block b) frontal sinus block c) horn block d) cornual block