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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An agent that destroys worms in the digestive tract is _____






2. _____ 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






3. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

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






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






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






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






8. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






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






12. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






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






15. _____ is also called gas gangrene






16. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






19. _____ means diarrhea






20. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






23. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






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






26. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






27. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






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






31. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






32. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






33. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






34. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






35. _____ is also called illawara






36. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






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






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






39. _____ is called parturient paresis






40. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






42. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






45. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






47. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






49. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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