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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is the rolling herd average for US dairy herds






2. _____ 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






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






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






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






6. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






9. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






17. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






18. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






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






21. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






22. _____ is also called gas gangrene






23. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






27. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

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






29. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






30. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






31. 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 _____






32. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






33. _____ is also known as barn itch






34. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






35. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






37. _____ is also known as syndactylism






38. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






40. _____ is also called illawara






41. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






43. _____ 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






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






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






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






47. _____ 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






48. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






49. _____ means naturally hornless






50. _____ means diarrhea