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






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






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






4. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






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






9. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






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






13. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






14. 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 _____






15. _____ is the most important type trait in a diary cow






16. 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 _____






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






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






19. _____ 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






20. _____ 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






21. CSS stands for _____






22. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






23. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






26. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






27. _____ means naturally hornless






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






29. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






31. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






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






35. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






37. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






38. _____ is also called illawara






39. _____ is also known as syndactylism






40. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






42. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






43. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






44. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






47. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






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