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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. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






4. _____ is also known as barn itch






5. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






6. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






8. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






9. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






11. _____ is also called gas gangrene






12. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






13. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






14. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






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






17. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






18. _____ is called parturient paresis






19. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






21. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US






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






23. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






24. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






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






28. _____ is also known as red nose






29. _____ 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






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






31. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






33. _____ means naturally hornless






34. _____ is the normal rectal temperature of a diary cow






35. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






36. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






37. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






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






42. _____ is also called illawara






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






44. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






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






48. _____ 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






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






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