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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. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






3. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






4. _____ causes undulant fever in people






5. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






6. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






7. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






8. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






9. _____ means diarrhea






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






17. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






20. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






23. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






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






27. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






28. _____ means naturally hornless






29. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






30. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






31. _____ 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






32. _____ 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






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






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






35. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






36. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






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






40. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






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

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44. _____ 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






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






46. _____ parts blood must pass through the udder to produce one part milk






47. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






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






50. _____ 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