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






2. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






3. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






4. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






5. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






14. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






17. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






18. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






19. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






20. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






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






24. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






27. _____ 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






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






29. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






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






33. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






35. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






36. _____ means diarrhea






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






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






39. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






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






42. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






43. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






45. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






46. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






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