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Dairy Cow Industry

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1. Another name for carousel type milk barn.






2. An example of a trematode.






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






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






5. Parturient paresis.






6. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






7. Test for determination of BF% in milk.






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






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






10. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






11. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






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






13. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






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






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






16. Also known as Red Nose.






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






18. Diarrhea.






19. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






20. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






21. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






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






23. Cause of cattle grubs.






24. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






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






26. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






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






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






29. Hormone Stimulates milk letdown.






30. Year Babcock Test was developed.






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






32. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






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






34. Rolling herd average for U.S. dairy herd.






35. Also known as Bovine genital Campylobacteriosis.






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






37. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






38. Most common treatment for milk fever.






39. PTAT






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






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






42. Common name for infectious bovine keratonconjuctivitis.






43. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






44. Wingless - flattened insects.






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






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






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






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






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






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