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Dairy Cow Industry

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1. Standardization of lactation records to the level of yield that would have been attained by each cow if she had been a mature cow and calved in the month of the year of highest calving frequency for her breed.






2. Hormone Stimulates milk letdown.






3. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






4. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






5. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






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






7. Also known as acetonemia.






8. Common name for nematodes.






9. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






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






11. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






12. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






13. An example of a trematode.






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






15. 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.






16. Also known as traumatic gastritis.






17. Used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for her stage in lactation.






18. Period of non-lactation between two periods of lactation.






19. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






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






21. Diarrhea.






22. Is the nation with the highest producing dairy cows.






23. Syndactylism.






24. Cause of cattle grubs.






25. Mechanism that permits alternating vacuum and atmospheric pressure to exit between the teat cup liner and shell.






26. Caused by Mycobacterium bovis.






27. Recommended method for dairy cattle.






28. Adjustment of milk with different fat percentages to equivalent amounts on an energy basis.






29. State with the largest number of dairy cows.






30. Hormone stimulates an increase of up to 20% more milk with only 5% more feed.






31. Also known as Bovine genital Campylobacteriosis.






32. A fatal protozoan disease of cattle that destroys the red blood cells - causing anemia and death.






33. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






34. Caused by the heel fly.






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






36. Common name for syndactylism.






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






38. Tendency of two or more traits to vary in the same direction or in opposite directions due to common forces or influences.






39. Milking cows are usually milked ____ days and 'dried up' ___ days before the next lactation






40. Parts blood must pass through the udder to produce milk.






41. Established colleges of agriculture in each state.






42. One of the most commonly diagnosed viruses in bovine abortion cases and easily prevented with vaccination and improved sanitation.






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






44. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






45. Illawara.






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






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






48. Naturally hornless.






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






50. Common name for interdigital phlegmon.