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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet






2. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






5. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






6. _____ means diarrhea






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






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






9. The _____ is used by all dairy breed associations as the standard for judging and classifying cattle






10. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






11. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






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






15. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






16. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






17. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






18. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






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






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






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






24. _____ is also known as barn itch






25. _____ is adjustment of milk with different fat percentages to equivalent amounts on an energy basis






26. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






27. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






29. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






31. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






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






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






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






37. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






38. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






39. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






42. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






44. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






45. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






46. The _____ is used by all dairy breed associations as the standard for judging and classifying cattle






47. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






48. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






50. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs