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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 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






2. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






3. The period of nonlactation between two periods of lactation is called a _____ period






4. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






6. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






7. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






8. _____ is a viral disorder that causes lesions indistinguishable from those of foot-and-mouth disease






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






10. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






11. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






12. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






15. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






16. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






17. _____ means naturally hornless






18. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






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






22. _____ means diarrhea






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






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






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






26. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






27. _____ 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






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






29. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. _____ is also known as syndactylism






37. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






40. The mammary system of a cow is divided into _____ independent parts






41. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






43. _____ is a fatal protozoan disesase of cattle that destroys the red blood cells - causing anemia and death






44. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






46. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






47. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






48. Established colleges of agrculture in each state are called _____






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






50. _____ causes undulant fever in people