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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ are age conversion formulas applied to milk production records of young cows to compare their milk yield with that of more mature cows






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






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






4. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






6. 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 _____






7. _____ is called parturient paresis






8. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






11. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






12. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






13. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






14. _____ 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






15. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






18. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






19. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. _____ is a zoonotic disorder that affects as many as 90% of dairy farms by this parasitic organism






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






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






29. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






31. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






32. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






33. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






35. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






36. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






37. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






38. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






40. CSS stands for _____






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






42. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






44. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis


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






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






47. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






48. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






49. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






50. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon