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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. _____ are molds that develop on feed that produce toxins






2. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






3. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






6. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






7. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






8. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






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






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






12. _____ causes undulant fever in people






13. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






14. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






16. _____ 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






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






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






19. _____ is also known as acetonemia






20. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






23. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






26. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






29. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






31. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






32. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






33. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






34. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






35. 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 _____






36. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






37. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






39. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






47. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






50. _____ is the common name for nematodes