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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. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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


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






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






6. _____ causes undulant fever in people






7. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






9. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






11. _____ 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






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






13. _____ causes undulant fever in people






14. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






26. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






28. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






29. _____ is an infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull






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






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






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






33. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






34. _____ is also called illawara






35. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






36. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






37. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






39. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






41. The dairy breed used mostly for veal and milk is _____






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






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






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






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






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


47. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






48. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






49. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






50. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis