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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The dairy breed with the highes fat percentage is _____






2. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis


3. Milking cows are usually milked _____ days and dried up _____ days before the next lactation






4. _____ is the world's record per cow for annual milk yield (in pounds)






5. _____ is an infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull






6. _____ describes an animal that has a crooked hock - which causes the lower part of the leg to be bent forward out of a normal perpendicular straight line






7. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






8. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US






9. _____ is an association that dairy farmers join to participate in its record-keeping and management plans and is operated jointly by the USDA and state college of agriculture of land grant universities






10. _____ is called parturient paresis






11. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk is _____






12. _____ is another name for a cousel-type milk barn






13. A count of _____ cells helps determine inflammation of the mammary gland






14. _____ is called parturient paresis






15. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






16. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






17. _____ is a zoonotic disorder that affects as many as 90% of dairy farms by this parasitic organism






18. _____ means diarrhea






19. _____ is a chamber that connects the four teat cups to the milk lin e






20. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






21. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






22. _____ is a zoonotic disorder that affects as many as 90% of dairy farms by this parasitic organism






23. _____ is used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for its stage of lactation






24. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






25. _____ are age conversion formulas applied to milk production records of young cows to compare their milk yield with that of more mature cows






26. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






27. _____ is themechanism that permits alternating vacuum and atmospheric pressure to exist between the teat cup liner and shell






28. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






29. _____ is the world's record per cow for annual milk yield (in pounds)






30. _____ parts blood must pass through the udder to produce one part milk






31. _____ is the most important type trait in a diary cow






32. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis


33. _____ is caused by a deficiency of magnesium in the diet






34. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






35. _____is one of the most commonly diagnosed viruses in bovine abortion cases and is easily prevented with vaccination and improved sanitation






36. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US






37. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






38. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






39. _____ is an example of a trematode






40. _____ is the state with the largest number of dairy cows






41. _____ causes undulant fever in people






42. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






43. The main points of a diary cow and their respective points (in judging) are *hint....there are 5*






44. _____ is also known as syndactylism






45. _____ parts blood must pass through the udder to produce one part milk






46. _____ should only be used as a last resort for the treatment of ruminal tympany






47. An agent that destroys worms in the digestive tract is _____






48. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






49. Four of the leading states in milk production are _____ - _____ - _____ and _____






50. The hormone _____ stimulates an increase of up to 20% more milk with only 5% more feed