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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. _____ is the state that produces the most milk (total pounds)






2. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






3. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






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






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






8. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






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






10. _____ is also called illawara






11. _____ is also called gas gangrene






12. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






13. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






14. _____ is caused by the heel fly






15. _____ is the normal rectal temperature of a diary cow






16. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






18. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






19. The Holstein Association uses _____ as a method of ranking bulls on their overall performance






20. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






21. _____ is also known as red nose






22. _____ are molds that develop on feed that produce toxins






23. _____ is caused by a deficiency of vitamin E or Se in dairy calves






24. The Holstein Association uses _____ as a method of ranking bulls on their overall performance






25. _____ is the most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield






26. _____ is a disease characterized by pneumonia or septicemia. the highest incidence occurs in aimals subjected to stress






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






28. _____ is the standardization of lactation records to the level of yield that would have been attained by each cow if it had been a mature cow and calved in the month of the year of highest calving frequency for its breed






29. _____ is caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet






30. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






31. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






32. _____ is the rolling herd average for US dairy herds






33. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






34. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






35. The tendency of two or more traits that vary in the same direction or in opposite directions due to common forces or influences is known as _____






36. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






37. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






38. _____ is caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet






39. _____ means naturally hornless






40. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






42. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






43. Intake crude protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen is called _____






44. The spores from the fatal disease _____ can live in the soil for more than 60 years






45. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






46. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






48. _____ is also known as syndactylism






49. _____ 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






50. The disorder _____ is prevented by the use of DCADs