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Dairy Cow Industry

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1. Also known as acetonemia.






2. Common name for infectious bovine keratonconjuctivitis.






3. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






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






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






6. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






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






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






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






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






11. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






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






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






14. Cause of cattle grubs.






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






16. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






17. Test for determination of BF% in milk.






18. CSS stands for.






19. Common name for syndactylism.






20. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






21. Most common treatment for milk fever.






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






23. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






24. The oldest breed of dairy cattle.






25. Common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis.






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






27. Recommended method for dairy cattle.






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






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






30. Molds which develop on feed producing toxins.






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






32. 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.






33. Also known as traumatic gastritis.






34. Caused by the heel fly.






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






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






37. PTAT






38. Illawara.






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






40. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






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






42. Uses DCADS to minimize incidence of _______?






43. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






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






45. Hormone stimulates milk production.






46. 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.






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






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






49. Common name for nematodes.






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