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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. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US






2. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






4. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






5. _____ is the most important type trait in a diary cow






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






7. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






8. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






12. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






13. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






14. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






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






18. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






19. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






22. _____ is also known as acetonemia






23. _____ is also called gas gangrene






24. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






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






28. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






30. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






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






34. _____ is called parturient paresis






35. _____ 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






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






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






38. The optimum number of daylight hours for maximum milk yield is _____






39. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






41. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






42. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






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






46. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






47. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






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