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






2. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






4. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






5. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






6. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






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






10. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


18. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






19. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






21. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






22. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






25. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






28. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






29. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






31. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






32. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






34. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






37. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






39. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






40. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






41. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






43. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






44. _____ are molds that develop on feed that produce toxins






45. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






46. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






47. CSS stands for _____






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






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






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 _____