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Dairy Industry
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industries
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dairy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US
tuburculosis
DIP (degraded intake protein)
1890
9.2 million
2. The mammary system of a cow is divided into _____ independent parts
oxytocin
correlation
4
anthrax
3. _____ is caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet
1890
Brown Swiss/Holstein
scours
goiter
4. _____ means naturally hornless
305 50-60
93 (?)
polled
101.5
5. _____ is the state with the largest number of dairy cows
malignant edema
Wisconsin
milk production / udders / dairiness
alveoli
6. A count of _____ cells helps determine inflammation of the mammary gland
_____
somatic
prolactane
foot rot
7. The _____ is used by all dairy breed associations as the standard for judging and classifying cattle
_____ _____ nitrogen
DIP (degraded intake protein)
milk fever
dairy cow unified scorecard
8. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal
Johne's
ketosis
mature equivalent (ME)
type
9. MUN is an abbreviation for _____
300-500
California
400
_____ _____ nitrogen
10. _____ is the most important type trait in a diary cow
bloat
milk production / udders / dairiness
oxytocin
flat worm - liverflukes
11. _____ is the nation with the highest-producing dairy cows
type
Israel
mature equivalent (ME)
milk fever
12. _____ is the most commonly used test for diagnosis of leptospirosis in cattle
anthometics
oxytocin
microscopic e test
93 (?)
13. The dairy breed used mostly for veal and milk is _____
roundworm
malignant edema
305 50-60
Brown Swiss/Holstein
14. _____ is the normal rectal temperature of a diary cow
x disease
vibriosis
cattle grubs & hypodermosis
101.5
15. The optimum number of daylight hours for maximum milk yield is _____
claw
barrel heart girth
California - Arizona - Washington - Colorado
16
16. _____ is the state with the largest number of dairy cows
certified semen services
Wisconsin
displaced abomasum
cycle
17. _____ are age conversion formulas applied to milk production records of young cows to compare their milk yield with that of more mature cows
a) frame = 15% b) dairy character = 20% c) body capacity = 10% d) feet and legs = 15% e) udders = 40%
ME (mature equivalent)
BST
ketosis
18. The hormone _____ stimulates an increase of up to 20% more milk with only 5% more feed
challenge
BST
estrogen
red water
19. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk is _____
milking shorthorn
ME (mature equivalent)
Guernsey
displaced abomasum
20. The _____ is used by all dairy breed associations as the standard for judging and classifying cattle
dairy cow unified scorecard
pulsator
101.5
ketosis
21. _____ are molds that develop on feed that produce toxins
aflatoxin
hardware disease
101.5
goiter
22. _____ is also known as acetonemia
mange
ketosis
goiter
sarcoptic - saroptic mange
23. CSS stands for _____
Johne's
certified semen services
300-500
ketosis
24. _____ is also known as red nose
microscopic e test
BHVI (bovine herpes)
calcium gluconate
displaced abomasum
25. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis
lumpy jaw
67 -914
mature equivalent (ME)
x disease
26. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____
alveoli
9.2 million
malignant edema
oxytocin
27. The disorder _____ is prevented by the use of DCADs
milk fever
BST
305 50-60
vesicular stomatitis
28. MUN is an abbreviation for _____
ketosis
displaced abomasum
pulsator
_____ _____ nitrogen
29. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis
mange
prolactin
vibriosis
Brown Swiss/Holstein
30. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany
DHI
BHVI (bovine herpes)
BST
bloat
31. _____ is an infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull
freemartin
correlation
oxytocin
babcock
32. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving
tuburculosis
dry
400
DIP (degraded intake protein)
33. _____ is the circumference of the body just back of the shoulders of an animal; used to estimate body weight
Wisconsin
Israel
TPI (type production index)
barrel heart girth
34. The Holstein Association uses _____ as a method of ranking bulls on their overall performance
67 -914
Brown Swiss/Holstein
TPI (type production index)
milk fever
35. _____is one of the most commonly diagnosed viruses in bovine abortion cases and is easily prevented with vaccination and improved sanitation
goiter
1890
body condition score
bovine diarrhea
36. _____ is a zoonotic disorder that affects as many as 90% of dairy farms by this parasitic organism
hairy foot warts
bersolis
cryptospondiosis
tuburculosis
37. Milking cows are usually milked _____ days and dried up _____ days before the next lactation
oxytocin
DIP (degraded intake protein)
305 50-60
mature equivalent (ME)
38. An agent that destroys worms in the digestive tract is _____
anthometics
heel fly
pulsator
_____
39. _____ is the rolling herd average for US dairy herds
babcock
93 (?)
400
4
40. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____
claw
prolactin
babcock
alveoli
41. The mammary system of a cow is divided into _____ independent parts
dairy cow unified scorecard
4
cryptospondiosis
BHVI (bovine herpes)
42. _____ is a method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy
milk fever
flat worm - liverflukes
challenge
ketosis
43. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____
displaced abomasum
ketosis
milk fever
lumpy jaw
44. Established colleges of agrculture in each state are called _____
nutritional _____
Jersey
BST
land grant act
45. _____ is the most important type trait in a diary cow
DHI
cycle
Guernsey
milk production / udders / dairiness
46. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk is _____
red water
milk production / udders / dairiness
Guernsey
aflatoxin
47. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____
red/mahogany
dairy cow unified scorecard
AI
nutritional _____
48. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____
certified semen services
67 -914
predicting transmitting ability type
pink eye
49. _____ is a chamber that connects the four teat cups to the milk lin e
claw
vibriosis
cryptospondiosis
mad cow
50. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____
hardware disease
red/mahogany
displaced abomasum
scours