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Dairy Cow Industry

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1. A chamber that connects the four teat cups to the milk line.






2. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






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






4. Most common treatment for milk fever.






5. Intake protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen.






6. The common name for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).






7. Should only be used as a last resort for the treatment of ruminal tymphany.






8. The oldest breed of dairy cattle.






9. Year Babcock Test was developed.






10. Disease causing chronic diarrhea - weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis.


11. Naturally hornless.






12. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of this disorder.






13. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






14. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






15. Illawara.






16. The main points of a dairy cow and their perspective points in juding are...






17. Most commonly used test for diagnosis of Leptospirosis in cattle.






18. Also known as acetonemia.






19. Also known as Red Nose.






20. Also known as traumatic gastritis.






21. An infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull.






22. Also called gas gangrene.






23. A zoonotic disorder affecting as many as 90% of dairy farms.






24. The dairy breed with the highest fat percentage.






25. Stiff Lamb - Nutritional Muscular Dystrophy - Caused by a defficiency of Vitamin E or Selenium in dairy calves.






26. Syndactylism.






27. Age conversion formulas applied to milk production of young cows to compare their milk yield with more mature cows.






28. Physical conformation of an animal.






29. Rolling herd average for U.S. dairy herd.






30. Hormone counteracts milk letdown.






31. Disease characterized by pneumonia or septicemia. The highest incidence occurs in animals subjected to stress.






32. MUN is abbreviation for ___________?






33. Test for determination of BF% in milk.






34. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






35. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






36. PTAT






37. Describes an animal having a crooked hock - which causes the lower part of the leg to be bent forward out of a normal perpendicular straight line.






38. Spores from this fatal disease can live in the soil for more than 60 years.






39. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






40. Hormone stimulates milk production.






41. 'Barn-itch'.






42. Milk is actually secreted in grape-like structures called ____






43. State producing the most milk (total pounds).






44. The world record/ cow/ year for milk yield (in pounds).






45. Diarrhea.






46. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






47. The mammary system of a cow is divided into ___ independent parts.






48. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






49. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






50. The circumference of the body just back of the shoulders. Used to estimate body weight.