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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is an infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull






2. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






3. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






6. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






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






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






10. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






11. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






13. _____ is also called gas gangrene






14. _____ is the most commonly used test for diagnosis of leptospirosis in cattle






15. _____ 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






16. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






18. _____ is the most commonly used test for diagnosis of leptospirosis in cattle






19. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






21. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






22. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






24. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






25. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






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






27. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






28. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






29. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






31. CSS stands for _____






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






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






34. _____ 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






35. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






37. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






40. _____ is also known as barn itch






41. _____ is caused by the heel fly






42. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






43. _____ is also known as red nose






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






45. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






46. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






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






50. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria