Reproductive Failure in the Beef Herd - CE Quiz

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1. Please enter your information (Required.)

Full Name, Credentials *

Practice Name

Province (NO abbreviations, please) *

Email Address *

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2. What is NOT one of the three ways to define breeding success?

Breeding season length

Weaning weight

Open rates

Calving distribution

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3. What percentage of cows should be pregnant in the first 2 cycles?

85%

60%

95%

90%

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4. What is the average duration of immunity (DOI) of a VL5 product?

6 months

1 month

12 months

3 months

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5. What is the normal average post-partum interval for a mature cow?

30-60 days

50-80 days

80-90 days

20-40 days

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6. What is the ideal target weight for heifers before their first breeding?

20-30% of mature weight

30-40% of mature weight

40-50% of mature weight

55-60% of mature weight

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7. What does NOT contribute to the PPI (postpartum interval)?

Body Condition Score

Nutrition

Dystocia

Temperament

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8. What pathogens were isolated from the Swackhammer heifers?

BRSV

IBR

BVD

B and C

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9. According to Dr. Swackhammer, what is the most common cause of reproductive failure in Eastern Canadian herds?

Bull failure

Nutrition

Disease

Vaccination status

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10. True or False: BVD is most common in young cattle.

True

False

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11. What is NOT considered a long-term effect of BVD infection?

Infertility

Embryonic death

High birth weights

Persistently infected calves

Reproductive Failure in the Beef Herd - CE Quiz

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* 1. Please enter your information (Required.)

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* 2. What is NOT one of the three ways to define breeding success?

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* 3. What percentage of cows should be pregnant in the first 2 cycles?

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* 4. What is the average duration of immunity (DOI) of a VL5 product?

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* 5. What is the normal average post-partum interval for a mature cow?

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* 6. What is the ideal target weight for heifers before their first breeding?

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* 7. What does NOT contribute to the PPI (postpartum interval)?

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* 8. What pathogens were isolated from the Swackhammer heifers?

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* 9. According to Dr. Swackhammer, what is the most common cause of reproductive failure in Eastern Canadian herds?

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* 10. True or False: BVD is most common in young cattle.

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* 11. What is NOT considered a long-term effect of BVD infection?

1. Please enter your information (Required.)

2. What is NOT one of the three ways to define breeding success?

3. What percentage of cows should be pregnant in the first 2 cycles?

4. What is the average duration of immunity (DOI) of a VL5 product?

5. What is the normal average post-partum interval for a mature cow?

6. What is the ideal target weight for heifers before their first breeding?

7. What does NOT contribute to the PPI (postpartum interval)?

8. What pathogens were isolated from the Swackhammer heifers?

9. According to Dr. Swackhammer, what is the most common cause of reproductive failure in Eastern Canadian herds?

10. True or False: BVD is most common in young cattle.

11. What is NOT considered a long-term effect of BVD infection?