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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 also called illawara






2. _____ 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






3. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






4. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






5. _____ is caused by a deficiency of magnesium in the diet






6. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






7. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






8. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






9. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






11. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






12. _____ is also known as barn itch






13. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






14. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






15. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






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 an example of a trematode






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






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






21. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






22. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






23. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






24. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






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






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






29. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






30. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. _____ is the common name for nematodes






41. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






43. _____ is also known as red nose






44. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






47. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






49. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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