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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. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






5. _____ 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






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






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






8. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






11. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






15. _____ 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






16. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






17. _____ is caused by the heel fly






18. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






19. 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 _____






20. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






21. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






23. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






24. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






26. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






27. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






28. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






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






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






32. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






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






37. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






41. _____ means diarrhea






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






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






44. _____ means diarrhea






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






46. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






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






50. _____ is also called gas gangrene