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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. _____ is a fatal protozoan disesase of cattle that destroys the red blood cells - causing anemia and death






2. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






3. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






4. _____ is the circumference of the body just back of the shoulders of an animal; used to estimate body weight






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






6. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






7. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






8. _____ is the most common limiting nutrient for high milk yield






9. _____ is caused by a deficiency of magnesium in the diet






10. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






11. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






12. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






13. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






14. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US






15. _____ is the state with the largest number of dairy cows






16. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






17. _____ means naturally hornless






18. Milking cows are usually milked _____ days and dried up _____ days before the next lactation






19. _____ is caused by the heel fly






20. The main points of a diary cow and their respective points (in judging) are *hint....there are 5*






21. _____ is the most important type trait in a diary cow






22. _____ means diarrhea






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






24. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






25. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






26. _____ is the most commonly used test for diagnosis of leptospirosis in cattle






27. The period of nonlactation between two periods of lactation is called a _____ period






28. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






29. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






30. _____ is also known as red nose






31. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






32. The disorder _____ is prevented by the use of DCADs






33. _____ is the state with the largest number of dairy cows






34. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk is _____






35. _____ is adjustment of milk with different fat percentages to equivalent amounts on an energy basis






36. _____ is a chamber that connects the four teat cups to the milk lin e






37. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






38. _____ is the number of dairy cows in the US






39. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






40. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






41. _____ is caused by a deficiency of vitamin E or Se in dairy calves






42. _____ are age conversion formulas applied to milk production records of young cows to compare their milk yield with that of more mature cows






43. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






44. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






45. The Holstein Association uses _____ as a method of ranking bulls on their overall performance






46. _____ is the common name for nematodes






47. _____ is used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for its stage of lactation






48. _____ is the circumference of the body just back of the shoulders of an animal; used to estimate body weight






49. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






50. The dairy breed with the highes fat percentage is _____