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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is adjustment of milk with different fat percentages to equivalent amounts on an energy basis






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






3. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






4. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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






7. _____ is also known as syndactylism






8. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






10. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






13. _____ is also known as red nose






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






15. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






16. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






17. _____ is also known as acetonemia






18. _____ is called parturient paresis






19. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






21. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






24. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






25. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






27. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






30. _____ 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






31. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






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






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






35. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






38. _____ is an example of a trematode






39. CSS stands for _____






40. The _____ is used by all dairy breed associations as the standard for judging and classifying cattle






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






42. _____ means diarrhea






43. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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 also known as red nose






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






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






48. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






49. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






50. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs