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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. The dairy breed with the highes fat percentage is _____






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






3. _____ is an example of a trematode






4. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






5. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






6. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US






7. _____ means diarrhea






8. _____ is also known as red nose






9. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






10. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






11. CSS stands for _____






12. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






13. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






15. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






16. _____ 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






17. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






18. _____ is also known as acetonemia






19. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






20. Four of the leading states in milk production are _____ - _____ - _____ and _____






21. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






24. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






26. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






28. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






29. _____ 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






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






31. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






33. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






34. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






37. _____ 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






38. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






39. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






40. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






41. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






43. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






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






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






48. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






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