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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






3. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






5. _____ is a method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy






6. _____ means diarrhea






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






8. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






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






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






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






14. _____ 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






15. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






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






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






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






21. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






22. _____ is the most commonly used test for diagnosis of leptospirosis in cattle






23. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






25. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






27. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






29. _____ is adjustment of milk with different fat percentages to equivalent amounts on an energy basis






30. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






32. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






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






35. _____ is also known as red nose






36. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






37. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






39. The optimum number of daylight hours for maximum milk yield is _____






40. _____ is an example of a trematode






41. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






42. _____ is the nation with the highest-producing dairy cows






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






44. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






45. The dairy breed with the highes fat percentage is _____






46. _____ 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






47. 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 _____






48. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






50. _____ causes undulant fever in people