QUESTIONS FROM 2005 PA HOLSTEIN QUIZ BOWL 1. Which ...
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68. What science involves the ability of plant or animal breeders to transfer one or more<br />
genes from one species and insert them into another?<br />
Transgenics<br />
69. DFA is the largest dairy co-op in the United States. What do the letters DFA stand for?<br />
Dairy Farmers of America<br />
70. What chemical element is abbreviated Hg and is used to monitor vacuum levels in<br />
milking systems?<br />
Mercury<br />
7<strong>1.</strong> What is the name of the process that prevents cream from rising in whole milk?<br />
Homogenization<br />
72. The official placing in a dairy judging contest is 1-2-3-4. You placed the class 2-1-4-3.<br />
The cuts are 2-5-4. What is your score if a perfect score is 50 pts.?<br />
44<br />
73. In most dairy shows, what month are the youngest senior two-year-olds born?<br />
February<br />
74. Oxytocin and FSH are examples of what?<br />
Hormones<br />
75. You breed your Holstein to a Brown Swiss sire. What term describes the calf?<br />
Crossbreed or Crossbred<br />
76. What is the name of the tiny, finger-like projections which line the wall of the rumen?<br />
Papillae<br />
77. What hormone is released by the corpus luteum and supports pregnancy?<br />
Progesterone<br />
78. What is the highest possible percent reliability in a sire proof?<br />
99%<br />
79. What is the general name of substances used to maintain rumen pH?<br />
Buffers<br />
80. What mineral is abbreviated Mn?<br />
Manganese<br />
8<strong>1.</strong> To support dairy promotion activities, how much are dairy producers assessed per<br />
hundredweight of milk?<br />
15 cents
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