Dairy Handbook - Chapter 4

Match the following judging criteria from the PDCA Unified Scorecard

• 25%

• Rear Feet and Legs

• 20%

• Frame

• 15%

• Dairy Strength

• 40%

• Udder

Match the following judging criteria for the Dairy Heifer Scorecard

• 20%

• Dairy Strength

• 40%

• Feet and Legs

• 10%

• Body Capacity

• 30%

• Frame

Match the following classification scores for the brown swiss breed

• 85-89

• Very Good

• 90-95

• Good

• 80-84

• Fair/Poor

• 75-79

• Excellent

• 65-74/60-64

• Good Plus

Match the following classification scores for the Holstein breed

• 85-89

• Excellent

• 65-74/60-64

• Fair/Poor

• 75-79

• Good Plus

• 80-84

• Good

• 90-97

• Very Good

Match the following classification scores for the jersey breed

• 70-79

• Very Good

• 60-69

• Desirable

• 50-59

• Excellent

• 90+

• Poor

• 80-89

• Acceptable

What piece of dairy cattle anatomy is used as a reference point to determine the height of the udder floor?

• Hock

• Ankle

• Thigh

• Pins

What is it called if a cow's face or tail is twisted?

• Twisted

• Turned

• Angled

• Wry

Which of the following are main udder supports?

• Median suspensory ligament

• Lateral suspensory ligament

• Skin

• All of these

Which udder support is the most important and divides the udder in half when viewed from behind

• Median suspensory ligament

• Lateral suspensory ligament

• Skin

• None of these

The subcutaneous abdominal veins are also called the milk veins

• True

• False