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Dairy Cow Industry

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






2. Recommended method for dairy cattle.






3. Common name for syndactylism.






4. Hormone counteracts milk letdown.






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






6. Year Babcock Test was developed.






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






8. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






9. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






10. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






11. Metabolic Disease characterized by accessive ketone body formation.






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






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






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






15. Common name for nematodes.






16. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






17. Syndactylism.






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






19. Wingless - flattened insects.






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






21. Parturient paresis.






22. Also known as Red Nose.






23. Common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis.






24. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






25. Agent which destroys worms in digestive tract.






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






27. Caused by the heel fly.






28. Unulent fever in people.






29. Common name for interdigital phlegmon.






30. Hormone Stimulates milk letdown.






31. Also known as acetonemia.






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






33. Illawara.






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






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






36. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






37. An association which dairy farmers join to participate in their record-keeping and management plans and is operated jointly by the USDA and state colleges of agriculture and land-grant universities.






38. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






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






40. An example of a trematode.






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






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






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






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






45. Also known as Bovine genital Campylobacteriosis.






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






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






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






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






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