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Dairy Cow Industry

Subject : industries
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1. Period of non-lactation between two periods of lactation.






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






3. Also known as Red Nose.






4. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






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

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6. Intake protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen.






7. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






8. Wingless - flattened insects.






9. Common name for interdigital phlegmon.






10. Common name for infectious bovine keratonconjuctivitis.






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






12. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






13. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






14. Common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis.






15. Used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for her stage in lactation.






16. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






17. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






18. Syndactylism.






19. Caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet.






20. Most common treatment for milk fever.






21. Hormone stimulates milk production.






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






23. CSS stands for.






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






25. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






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






27. Disease characterized by pneumonia or septicemia. The highest incidence occurs in animals subjected to stress.






28. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk.






29. Diarrhea.






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






31. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






32. Physical conformation of an animal.






33. Year Babcock Test was developed.






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






35. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






36. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






37. Count of ____ cells helps determine inflammation of the mammary gland






38. Also known as acetonemia.






39. Cause of cattle grubs.






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






41. Mechanism that permits alternating vacuum and atmospheric pressure to exit between the teat cup liner and shell.






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






43. Caused by the heel fly.






44. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






45. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






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






47. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






48. The dairy breed with the highest fat percentage.






49. Naturally hornless.






50. Four of the leading states in milk production are ___ ___ __ __