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






2. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






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






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






7. _____ is caused by a deficiency of magnesium in the diet






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






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






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






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






12. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






13. _____ is also known as barn itch






14. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






16. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






18. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






19. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






20. _____ 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






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






22. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






25. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






28. The _____ is used by all dairy breed associations as the standard for judging and classifying cattle






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






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






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






32. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






33. _____ 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






34. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






36. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






38. 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 _____






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






40. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






41. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






43. _____ is an example of a trematode






44. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






46. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






47. _____ is also called gas gangrene






48. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






49. _____ is also known as acetonemia






50. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis