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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 dairy breed used mostly for veal and milk is _____






2. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






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






6. _____ is an association that dairy farmers join to participate in its record-keeping and management plans and is operated jointly by the USDA and state college of agriculture of land grant universities






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






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






9. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






12. _____ 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






13. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






14. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






15. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






16. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






19. _____ is also known as syndactylism






20. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






21. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






22. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






24. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






26. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






29. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






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






33. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






34. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






36. CSS stands for _____






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






38. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






40. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






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






44. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






45. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






46. _____ means naturally hornless






47. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






49. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






50. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____