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Dairy Cow Industry

Subject : industries
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1. The mammary system of a cow is divided into ___ independent parts.






2. Illawara.






3. Hormone stimulates mammary duct development.






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






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






6. Common name for ruminal tymphany.






7. 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.






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






9. Common name for syndactylism.






10. Optinum daylight hours for maximum milk yield.






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






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






13. Also known as Bacillary hemoglobinuria.






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






15. Most important type trait in a dairy cow.






16. Also known as Bovine genital Campylobacteriosis.






17. The Ayrshire breed is colored ____ and white.






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






19. Uses DCADS to minimize incidence of _______?






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Caused by Actinomy bovis.






27. 'Barn-itch'.






28. Most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield.






29. Established colleges of agriculture in each state.






30. Test for determination of BF% in milk.






31. Wingless - flattened insects.






32. Most common treatment for milk fever.






33. Number of dairy cows in the United States.






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






35. Diarrhea.






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






37. The dairy breed with the highest fat percentage.






38. Cause of cattle grubs.






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






40. Viral disorder that causes lesions indistinguishable from those of foot-and-mouth disease.






41. Normal rectal temperature of a dairy cow.






42. 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.






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






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






45. PTAT






46. Also known as acetonemia.






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






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






49. Also known as hyperkeratosis.






50. Common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis.