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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Four of the leading states in milk production are _____ - _____ - _____ and _____






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






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






4. _____ causes undulant fever in people






5. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






8. _____ 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






9. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






11. _____ 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






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






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






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






15. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






16. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






18. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






19. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






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






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






24. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






26. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






27. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






30. _____ is the common name for nematodes






31. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






32. _____ 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






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






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






35. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






36. _____ are age conversion formulas applied to milk production records of young cows to compare their milk yield with that of more mature cows






37. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






38. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






40. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






41. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






43. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






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






46. _____ is also known as red nose






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






48. _____ is caused by the heel fly






49. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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