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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The mammary system of a cow is divided into _____ independent parts






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






3. _____ 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






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






5. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






6. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






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






9. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






11. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

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






13. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






15. _____ is themechanism that permits alternating vacuum and atmospheric pressure to exist between the teat cup liner and shell






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






17. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






19. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






20. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






21. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






22. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






23. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






24. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






25. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






27. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






29. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






31. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






32. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






35. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






36. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






39. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






40. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






43. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

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