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Dairy Cow Industry

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






2. Age conversion formulas applied to milk production of young cows to compare their milk yield with more mature cows.






3. Illawara.






4. Caused by the heel fly.






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






6. Hormone stimulates milk production.






7. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






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






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






10. The dairy breed with the highest fat percentage.






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

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12. Hormone Stimulates milk letdown.






13. Common name for interdigital phlegmon.






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






15. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






16. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






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






18. Another name for carousel type milk barn.






19. Should only be used as a last resort for the treatment of ruminal tymphany.






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






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






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






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






24. Caused by Actinomy bovis.






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






26. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






27. Parturient paresis.






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






29. 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.






30. Wingless - flattened insects.






31. Recommended method for dairy cattle.






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






33. Hormone counteracts milk letdown.






34. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






35. Also known as traumatic gastritis.






36. Syndactylism.






37. Test for determination of BF% in milk.






38. PTAT






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






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






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






42. 'Barn-itch'.






43. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






44. Molds which develop on feed producing toxins.






45. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






46. 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.






47. Physical conformation of an animal.






48. Also known as acetonemia.






49. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






50. Common name for syndactylism.