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Dairy Cow Industry

Subject : industries
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1. Hormone stimulates milk production.






2. Common name for nematodes.






3. Count of ____ cells helps determine inflammation of the mammary gland






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






5. CSS stands for.






6. Method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy.






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






8. Four of the leading states in milk production are ___ ___ __ __






9. Common name for infectious bovine keratonconjuctivitis.






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






11. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






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






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






14. Cause of cattle grubs.






15. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






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






17. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






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






19. The dairy breed with the highest fat percentage.






20. Holstein Association uses ______________ as a method of ranking bulls on their overall performance.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Common name for syndactylism.






27. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






28. Caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet.






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






30. Also known as acetonemia.






31. Another name for carousel type milk barn.






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






33. Common name for interdigital phlegmon.






34. Also known as Bovine genital Campylobacteriosis.






35. Year Babcock Test was developed.






36. Caused by a deficiency of Mg in the diet.






37. 'Barn-itch'.






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






39. Recommended method for dairy cattle.






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






41. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






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






43. Cows are usually rebred at ___ days after breeding






44. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk.






45. 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.






46. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






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






48. Physical conformation of an animal.






49. An example of a trematode.






50. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.