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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 most commonly used test for diagnosis of leptospirosis in cattle






2. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






5. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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 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 _____






8. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






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






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






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






14. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






15. _____ 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






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






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






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






19. _____ 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






20. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






22. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






23. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






25. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






28. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






30. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






31. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






33. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






34. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






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






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






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






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






40. _____ means diarrhea






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






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