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






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






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






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






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






6. _____ is also known as syndactylism






7. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






8. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






9. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






10. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






13. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






14. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






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






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






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






20. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






22. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






23. The mammary system of a cow is divided into _____ independent parts






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






25. _____ and _____ are two reportable external parasites common to dairy and beef cattle






26. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






28. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






29. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






30. The period of nonlactation between two periods of lactation is called a _____ period






31. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






33. _____ is also known as red nose






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






35. _____ is the common name for nematodes






36. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






37. 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 _____






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






39. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






40. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






41. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






42. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






43. The dairy breed used mostly for veal and milk is _____






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






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






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






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






48. _____ is the rolling herd average for US dairy herds






49. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






50. _____ means diarrhea