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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 also known as barn itch






2. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






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






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






7. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






10. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






12. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






13. _____ means naturally hornless






14. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






17. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






20. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






21. _____ is also called gas gangrene






22. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






23. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






24. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






25. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






26. _____ is also called gas gangrene






27. _____ 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






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






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






30. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






32. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






35. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






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

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39. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






42. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






45. The dairy breed with the highes fat percentage is _____






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






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






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






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






50. 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 _____