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Quizmas Answers

QUIZMAS
THE ANSWERS!

1. Hard to say – they’re all pretty great! But I think I’ll go 11. No wrong answer here, I reckon any of these stocking
with c). fillers would do just fine. But as you can see, I need all the
help I can get in perfecting #farmdog photos – so I hope
2. The environmental weeds are: ragwort (Senecio to see one of these PoochSelfie iPhone attachments in my
jacobaea), blackberry (Rubus fruticosus), holly (Ilex stocking on December 25th!
aquifolium), privet (Ligustrum vulgare), hawthorn
(Crataegus monogyna) and hemlock (Conium maculatum). 12. Trick question – they all do! The Moraxella spp cause
With blackberries being the only non-toxic plant. pinkeye in cattle, Mycoplasma conjunctivae in sheep and
Streptococcus pneumoniae in people. Now, for a simple
3. It’s a Brix refractometer measuring colostrum quality. treat for Santa this Christmas Eve, how about pinkeye that
And, as the result is more than 22%, it’s the “grade A” we can all enjoy:
good stuff!
Zoe’s Delicious Pinkeye Treats
4. c). Endotoxin is found in gram negative bacteria.
à Blitz together 1 packet of Marie biscuits, a tin of
5. There are 7 boxes of LCT: 20 tubes per box = 140 tubes sweetened condensed milk and the grated rind of a lemon.
= ~47 clinical cases = ~$13,000 (!!!!!) Roll into balls and cool in the fridge. Cut a packet of glacé
cherries into halves. Melt 225g of white cooking chocolate
6. It is the phase when the liner is collapsed around (but save a few bits unmelted for later). Dip eyeballs in the
the end of the teat and it should last for 200ms chocolate and top with halved cherry irises and currant
(although it can go down to 150ms if the aim is for pupils. Leave to set in fridge. Melt the last of the white
faster milking or be increased to 250ms if aiming for chocolate, add red food colouring and mix. Draw on blood
gentleness of milking). vessels with a toothpick.

7. c). That’s right; quinoa, rice and the humble potato Bon appétit!
have already had their time in the spotlight – 2016 is
the International Year of Pulses. So get ahead of the
times, make yourself some hummus and appreciate a
chick pea today.

8. It allows entry of a small amount of atmospheric air
into the cluster. This breaks the column of milk into
smaller amounts and helps remove it, especially when
the milk has to be lifted to an overhead milk line. The air
admission also dampens the vacuum fluctuations caused
by liner movement and allows smoother removal of the
cluster at cups off.

9. A trichobezoar (or hair ball) removed from a cow’s
abomasum. And what will it save you from? Most poisons
of course! Nibbled a bit of privet or chewed on some
hemlock? No problemo! (And if you didn’t know this,
perhaps your 2016 New Year resolution could be to start
reading the Harry Potter books J)

10. From the Bovibond MSDS (http://www.bovibond.
com/pdfs/Ms46129%2046130-2012.pdf): Part A
= Diphenylmethane diisocyanate. Part B = Tetrakis
(2-hydroxypropyl) ethylenediamine and meta-
xylylenediamine. Super strong when mixed together, but
even they can’t overcome a poorly restrained foot on a
kicky cow L.

42 The Australian Cattle Veterinarian | volume 77 | December 2015 www.ava.com.au/cattle