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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is a method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy






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






3. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






6. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






8. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






9. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






10. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






13. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






14. _____ is also known as acetonemia






15. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






17. _____ is the common name for nematodes






18. _____ is also called illawara






19. _____ causes undulant fever in people






20. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






23. _____ is a disease characterized by pneumonia or septicemia. the highest incidence occurs in aimals subjected to stress






24. _____ 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






25. 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 _____






26. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






27. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






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






31. _____ is also called illawara






32. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






33. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






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






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






38. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






39. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






41. _____ 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






42. _____ means diarrhea






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






44. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






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






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






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






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