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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 also known as acetonemia






2. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






3. _____ is also called gas gangrene






4. _____ is an example of a trematode






5. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






6. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






7. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






9. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






10. _____ is caused by the heel fly






11. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






14. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






16. _____ 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






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






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






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






20. CSS stands for _____






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






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






23. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






25. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






26. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






27. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






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






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






32. _____ causes undulant fever in people






33. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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






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






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






38. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






40. _____ 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






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






42. _____ means naturally hornless






43. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






44. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






45. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






47. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






48. _____ is a method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy






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






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