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Dairy Cow Industry

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1. Common name for syndactylism.






2. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






3. Hormone counteracts milk letdown.






4. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






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






6. PTAT






7. Uses DCADS to minimize incidence of _______?






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






9. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






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






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

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






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






14. Common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis.






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






16. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






17. 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.






18. Also known as acetonemia.






19. The oldest breed of dairy cattle.






20. Also known as traumatic gastritis.






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






22. Hormone Stimulates milk letdown.






23. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






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






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






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






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






28. Hormone stimulates milk production.






29. Parturient paresis.






30. Molds which develop on feed producing toxins.






31. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






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






33. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






34. Established colleges of agriculture in each state.






35. Another name for carousel type milk barn.






36. Diarrhea.






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






38. 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.






39. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






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






41. Common name for interdigital phlegmon.






42. CSS stands for.






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






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






45. Recommended method for dairy cattle.






46. Wingless - flattened insects.






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






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






49. Also called gas gangrene.






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