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Dairy Cow Industry

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1. Also known as Red Nose.






2. Milk is actually secreted in grape-like structures called ____






3. Year Babcock Test was developed.






4. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






5. The main points of a dairy cow and their perspective points in juding are...






6. A fatal protozoan disease of cattle that destroys the red blood cells - causing anemia and death.






7. Molds which develop on feed producing toxins.






8. Parturient paresis.






9. State producing the most milk (total pounds).






10. An example of a trematode.






11. Viral disorder that causes lesions indistinguishable from those of foot-and-mouth disease.






12. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






13. Hormone stimulates an increase of up to 20% more milk with only 5% more feed.






14. Standardization of lactation records to the level of yield that would have been attained by each cow if she had been a mature cow and calved in the month of the year of highest calving frequency for her breed.






15. Cause of cattle grubs.






16. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






17. Diarrhea.






18. Common name for syndactylism.






19. Unulent fever in people.






20. Caused by a deficiency of Mg in the diet.






21. The dairy breed that is used mostly for milk and veal is _____






22. Illawara.






23. The circumference of the body just back of the shoulders. Used to estimate body weight.






24. One of the most commonly diagnosed viruses in bovine abortion cases and easily prevented with vaccination and improved sanitation.






25. The oldest breed of dairy cattle.






26. Parts blood must pass through the udder to produce milk.






27. Caused by the heel fly.






28. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






29. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






30. Disease causing chronic diarrhea - weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.

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31. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of this disorder.






32. Milking cows are usually milked ____ days and 'dried up' ___ days before the next lactation






33. A zoonotic disorder affecting as many as 90% of dairy farms.






34. A chamber that connects the four teat cups to the milk line.






35. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






36. 'Barn-itch'.






37. PTAT






38. Also known as acetonemia.






39. Common name for interdigital phlegmon.






40. The ____ is used by all dairy cattle breed associations as the standard for judging and classifying cattle






41. Rolling herd average for U.S. dairy herd.






42. Spores from this fatal disease can live in the soil for more than 60 years.






43. The world record/ cow/ year for milk yield (in pounds).






44. Naturally hornless.






45. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






46. Period of non-lactation between two periods of lactation.






47. Adjustment of milk with different fat percentages to equivalent amounts on an energy basis.






48. _____ and _____ are two reportable external parasites common to dairy and beef cattle.






49. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






50. Common name for infectious bovine keratonconjuctivitis.