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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






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






5. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






6. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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


8. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






10. CSS stands for _____






11. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






14. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






15. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






16. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






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






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






20. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






22. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






23. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






24. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






25. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






26. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






36. _____ is also called gas gangrene






37. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






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






41. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






42. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






43. _____ causes undulant fever in people






44. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






46. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






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






49. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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