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Question

Visit: HYPERLINK "https://www.midwestdairy.com/farm-life/" https://www.midwestdairy.com/farm-life/. At the top right of the page click on Dairy Resource Center. Select Fact Sheets. After reviewing the sheets, answer each of the following questions in your own words. Answers should be typed and double-spaced.

2. What is precision dairy farming? List and describe 2 examples of precision dairy farming.

5. Describe a typical diet for a dairy cow.

6. What is a freestall barn?

7. What actions taken for cows who are receiving antibiotics when sick? How their milk handled?

8. What is Bovine Somatotropin (bST)? Is it produced in cattle naturally, or given to them, or both? What do these substances do?

9. How cows that produce organic milk treated differently than those that produce conventional milk?

10. Describe the process of pasteurization. Be specific.

11. What does a methane digester do? What biogas used for?

12. Describe how manure is recycled and used on the farm

13. What types of veterinarian care does the herd receive? Be specific.

14. What protective measure put in place for tankers once the milk placed inside?

16. List 2 nutrients found in milk and describe the function of each.

17. How many stomachs does a cow have? What is unique about the cow’s digestive system?

Explanation / Answer

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Precision dairy farming is a major factor in dairy farming developments.

It involves use of various techniques and technologies in order to measure the physiological, production indicators etc.

It is now the latest trending topic in dairy farming.

Examples of precision dairy farming are Regular milk recording, body weight etc.

Regular milk yielding includes measurement of milk yield and its components.

Body weight of cows is also measured as a part of precision dairy farming.