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






2. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






3. The tendency of two or more traits that vary in the same direction or in opposite directions due to common forces or influences is known as _____






4. _____ is also called illawara






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






6. _____ means diarrhea






7. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






9. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






10. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






11. Four of the leading states in milk production are _____ - _____ - _____ and _____






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






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






14. _____ is also called gas gangrene






15. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






17. _____ is the common name for nematodes






18. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






27. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk is _____






28. CSS stands for _____






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






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






31. _____ 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






32. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






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






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






36. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






39. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






40. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






41. CSS stands for _____






42. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






43. _____ is called parturient paresis






44. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






45. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






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






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






50. _____ is also called gas gangrene