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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 chamber that connects the four teat cups to the milk lin e






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






3. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






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






7. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






8. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






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






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






13. 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 _____






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






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






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






17. _____ is also called gas gangrene






18. _____ causes undulant fever in people






19. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






20. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






22. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






24. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






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






28. _____ is caused by the heel fly






29. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






31. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






32. CSS stands for _____






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






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






35. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






37. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






41. _____ is also known as red nose






42. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






45. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






46. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






47. _____ means diarrhea






48. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






49. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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