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Dairy Cow Industry

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






2. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






3. Wingless - flattened insects.






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






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






6. Uses DCADS to minimize incidence of _______?






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






8. An association which dairy farmers join to participate in their record-keeping and management plans and is operated jointly by the USDA and state colleges of agriculture and land-grant universities.






9. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






10. Common name for nematodes.






11. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






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






13. Method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy.






14. Describes an animal having a crooked hock - which causes the lower part of the leg to be bent forward out of a normal perpendicular straight line.






15. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






16. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






17. The common name for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).






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






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






20. Naturally hornless.






21. Caused by Actinomy bovis.






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






23. Common name for syndactylism.






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






25. Holstein Association uses ______________ as a method of ranking bulls on their overall performance.






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






27. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






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






29. Common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis.






30. Hormone Stimulates milk letdown.






31. Metabolic Disease characterized by accessive ketone body formation.






32. 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.






33. Molds which develop on feed producing toxins.






34. The mammary system of a cow is divided into ___ independent parts.






35. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






36. Physical conformation of an animal.






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






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






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






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






41. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






42. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






43. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






44. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






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






46. Tendency of two or more traits to vary in the same direction or in opposite directions due to common forces or influences.






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






48. Most commonly used test for diagnosis of Leptospirosis in cattle.






49. Also known as acetonemia.






50. Cause of cattle grubs.