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






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






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






4. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk is _____






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






6. The dairy breed with the highes fat percentage is _____






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






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






9. _____ 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






10. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






11. _____ 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






12. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






13. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






15. The spores from the fatal disease _____ can live in the soil for more than 60 years






16. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






19. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






20. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






21. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






22. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






23. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






24. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






25. _____ is caused by the heel fly






26. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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






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






30. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






31. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






33. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






34. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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

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






40. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






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






44. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






47. The Holstein Association uses _____ as a method of ranking bulls on their overall performance






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






49. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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