Hitting the Bullseye with Targeted Feeding - 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 is a feed budget?

The amount of money you have to spend on feed in a given year

How an operation plans out the usage of the stored forages they have available in a given production cycle

The amount of mineral needed to supplement a feed source

The amount of feed to be fed to lactating cows

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* 3. What is the most nutritionally demanding stage of production?

Early lactation

Late lactation

Mid gestation

Late gestation

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* 4. What two things should be considered when balancing a ration?

Temperature & moisture

Breed & temperament

Energy & mineral content

Forage quality & stage of production

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* 5. What is NOT included in a beef cow's hierarchy of needs?

Vital functions

Exercise

Lactation

Reproduction

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* 6. At what stage of the production cycle should you be feeding your highest quality feed?

Early lactation

Late lactation

Mid gestation

Late gestation

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* 7. When are a cow's nutritional requirements the lowest?

Early lactation

Late lactation

Mid gestation

Late gestation

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* 8. What is the rule of thumb for crude protein requirement when feeding mature cows?

7-9-11

12-10-3

11-9-7

16-4-6

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* 9. What mineral is commonly deficient in Western Canada?

Ash

Copper

Calcium

Potassium

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* 10. Fertility is a function of nutrition?

True

False

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* 11. What diagnostic procedure was done to test for mineral deficiencies?

CBC

Urinalysis

Fecal

Liver biopsy