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






2. _____ is also called illawara






3. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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

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5. _____ means naturally hornless






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






7. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






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






11. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






13. _____ 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






14. _____ 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






15. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






17. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






18. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






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






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






24. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






25. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






26. _____ is the common name for nematodes






27. 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 _____






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






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






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






31. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






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






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






35. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






37. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






38. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






40. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






41. _____ 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






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






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






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






45. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






47. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






50. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____