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Dairy Cow Industry

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






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


3. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






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






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






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






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






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






9. Year Babcock Test was developed.






10. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






11. 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.






12. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






13. Diarrhea.






14. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






15. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






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






17. Unulent fever in people.






18. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






19. Uses DCADS to minimize incidence of _______?






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






21. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






22. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






23. Metabolic Disease characterized by accessive ketone body formation.






24. The dairy breed with the highest fat percentage.






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






26. Also known as acetonemia.






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






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






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






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






31. CSS stands for.






32. Hormone stimulates milk production.






33. PTAT






34. 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.






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






36. Common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis.






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






38. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






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






40. Naturally hornless.






41. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






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






43. Illawara.






44. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






45. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






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






47. Common name for infectious bovine keratonconjuctivitis.






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






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






50. Most common treatment for milk fever.