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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 also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






2. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






4. _____ means naturally hornless






5. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






6. CSS stands for _____






7. _____ 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






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






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






10. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






11. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






12. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






13. CSS stands for _____






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






15. _____ is caused by a deficiency of vitamin E or Se in dairy calves






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






17. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






18. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






20. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






23. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






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






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






27. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






28. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






29. _____ is called parturient paresis






30. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






31. _____ causes undulant fever in people






32. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






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






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






37. _____ 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






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






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






40. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






41. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






42. _____ is also called illawara






43. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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