Keeping Today's Drought From Being Tomorrow's Problem - CE Quiz

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* 1. Please enter your information

Full Name, Credentials *

Practice Name

Province (NO abbreviations, please) *

Email Address *

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* 2. What health problem(s) are commonly associated with drought conditions?

Vitamin A deficiency

Nitrate toxicity

Copper deficiency

All of the above

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* 3. True or False: Vitamin A is stored in the liver and fatty tissue?

True

False

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* 4. What is a symptom of Vitamin A deficiency?

Diarrhea

Blindness

Fever

Respiratory depression

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* 5. What is a result of vitamin E deficiency?

White muscle disease

Neurological disease

Respiratory disease

All of the above

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* 6. Nitrate toxicity causes:

Diarrhea

White muscle disease

Oxygen starvation

All of the above

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* 7. True or False: Vitamin E deficiency is the most common trace mineral deficiency of beef cows in Canada.

True

False

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* 8. What can producers do to minimize the impacts of drought?

Maintain body condition of the cow herd

Feed test

Monitor mineral levels

All of the above

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* 9. What is a good strategy to improve your herd in the face of drought?

Purchase in yearlings

Cull for reproductive status

Cull for low BCS

B & C

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* 10. What is a risk associated with imported feeds?

Low cost

Invasive weeds

Ergot

All of the above

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* 11. True or False: Feed testing becomes less important during feed shortages?

True

False