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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ 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






2. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






3. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






4. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






5. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






6. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






9. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






12. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






15. _____ is also known as syndactylism






16. _____ is also known as acetonemia






17. CSS stands for _____






18. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






19. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






20. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






22. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






23. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






25. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






26. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






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






29. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






30. _____ is the most commonly used test for diagnosis of leptospirosis in cattle






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






32. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






33. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






34. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






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






38. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






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






42. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






44. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






47. _____ 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






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






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






50. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis