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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 the number of dairy cows in the US






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






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






4. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






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






8. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






9. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. _____ is also known as acetonemia






23. CSS stands for _____






24. _____ is also known as red nose






25. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






26. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






28. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






29. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






30. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






32. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






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






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






37. Milking cows are usually milked _____ days and dried up _____ days before the next lactation






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






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






40. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






43. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






47. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






48. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






50. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____