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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is the nation with the highest-producing dairy cows






2. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






4. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






5. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






6. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






8. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






9. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






10. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






13. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






15. _____ 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






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






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






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






19. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






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






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






24. 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 _____






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






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






27. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






29. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






30. _____ 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






31. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






33. _____ 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






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






35. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






38. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






40. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






41. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






42. CSS stands for _____






43. _____ 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






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






45. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






47. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






48. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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