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Dairy Cow Industry

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1. Physical conformation of an animal.






2. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






3. An infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull.






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






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






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






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






8. Illawara.






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






10. The dairy breed with the highest fat percentage.






11. The oldest breed of dairy cattle.






12. Also known as Bovine genital Campylobacteriosis.






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






14. Is the nation with the highest producing dairy cows.






15. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






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






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






18. Most common treatment for milk fever.






19. Test for determination of BF% in milk.






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






21. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






22. Common name for infectious bovine keratonconjuctivitis.






23. Common name for syndactylism.






24. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






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

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26. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






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






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






29. Recommended method for dairy cattle.






30. Also known as Red Nose.






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






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






33. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






34. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






35. Wingless - flattened insects.






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






37. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






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






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






40. Metabolic Disease characterized by accessive ketone body formation.






41. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






42. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






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






48. Hormone counteracts milk letdown.






49. Stiff Lamb - Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy - Caused by a defficiency of Vitamin E or Selenium in dairy calves.






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