Dairy Ch5-6

wrapped, round bales of silage

What is the major buffer for maintaining optimum rumen pH?

How old should a calf be when extra teats are removed?

How old is a calf when they start chewing cud?

Heifers usually show heats at _____ of mature body weight?

Plants that are seeded each year and whose growth are completed in one crop year.

What percentage of heifers are born with extra teats?

T/F: You can store excess colostrum by adding preservative acid.

A substance that has a low pH (below 7.0)

What is NOT an advantage of calf hutches?

What part of the digestive system is also known as the honeycomb?

What are extra teats known as?

What is a period of ++ growth that follows a growth restriction imposed earlier in heifers life

Small projections that line the small intestine wall.

How long at 140degrees should colostrum be heated to pasteurize?

Heifers should start being bred at _____ of mature body weight.

Conventional milk replacer should contain ____ crude protein and _____ fat.

What are the physical factors that contribute to pneumonia in calves?

How much should pre-weaned calves be fed of milk or milk-replacer?

What does ADG mean?

How much saliva does the mature dairy cow produce per day?