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Dairy Cow Industry

Subject : industries
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1. Caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet.






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






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






4. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






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






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






7. The oldest breed of dairy cattle.






8. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






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






10. Also called gas gangrene.






11. PTAT






12. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






13. Test for determination of BF% in milk.






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






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






16. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






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






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






19. Also known as Red Nose.






20. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






21. Hormone counteracts milk letdown.






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






23. Another name for carousel type milk barn.






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






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






26. Physical conformation of an animal.






27. Common name for nematodes.






28. Hormone Stimulates milk letdown.






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






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






31. Naturally hornless.






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






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






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






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






36. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






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






38. Also known as acetonemia.






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






40. Molds which develop on feed producing toxins.






41. 'Barn-itch'.






42. Year Babcock Test was developed.






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






44. Syndactylism.






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






46. Cause of cattle grubs.






47. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






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






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






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