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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is a fatal protozoan disesase of cattle that destroys the red blood cells - causing anemia and death






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






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






4. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






6. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






10. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






12. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






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






16. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






18. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






20. _____ is the common name for nematodes






21. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






22. _____ is also known as red nose






23. _____ 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






24. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






26. _____ is also called gas gangrene






27. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






28. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






29. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






30. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






32. _____ is also known as red nose






33. _____ is also known as acetonemia






34. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






38. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






39. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






40. _____ means naturally hornless






41. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






44. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






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






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






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






50. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion