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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






2. _____ is also known as acetonemia






3. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






4. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






7. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






9. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






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






12. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






13. _____ is the circumference of the body just back of the shoulders of an animal; used to estimate body weight






14. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






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






17. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. _____ 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






26. _____ 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






27. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






28. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






30. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






32. _____ is also called illawara






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






34. _____ 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






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






36. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






38. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






39. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






41. CSS stands for _____






42. _____ is called parturient paresis






43. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






44. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






46. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






49. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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