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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. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






3. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






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






7. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






9. _____ 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






10. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






14. _____ means naturally hornless






15. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






17. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






20. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






22. _____ is called parturient paresis






23. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






27. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






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






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






32. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






34. 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 _____






35. The spores from the fatal disease _____ can live in the soil for more than 60 years






36. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






37. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






39. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






43. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






44. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






47. _____ is also called illawara






48. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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