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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 an infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull






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






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






4. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






5. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






6. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






8. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






10. _____ is also known as acetonemia






11. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






12. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






14. _____ means naturally hornless






15. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






18. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






20. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






21. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






22. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






23. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






24. _____ is also known as syndactylism






25. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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






28. _____ 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






29. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






30. _____ is the common name for nematodes






31. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






32. _____ 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






33. 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 _____






34. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






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






38. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






39. _____ means naturally hornless






40. _____ is also known as barn itch






41. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






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






45. Intake crude protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen is called _____






46. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






49. _____ is an example of a trematode






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