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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






2. _____ is the state that produces the most milk (total pounds)






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






4. _____ parts blood must pass through the udder to produce one part milk






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






6. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






7. _____ is also called illawara






8. _____ is caused by the heel fly






9. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






10. An agent that destroys worms in the digestive tract is _____






11. _____ is caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet






12. _____ is a fatal protozoan disesase of cattle that destroys the red blood cells - causing anemia and death






13. _____ is an example of a trematode






14. The mammary system of a cow is divided into _____ independent parts






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






16. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






17. _____ is caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet






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






19. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






20. _____ should only be used as a last resort for the treatment of ruminal tympany






21. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






23. _____ is a zoonotic disorder that affects as many as 90% of dairy farms by this parasitic organism






24. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






27. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






29. Intake crude protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen is called _____






30. The spores from the fatal disease _____ can live in the soil for more than 60 years






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






32. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






33. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






34. _____ is the nation with the highest-producing dairy cows






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






36. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






37. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






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






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






40. _____ is a zoonotic disorder that affects as many as 90% of dairy farms by this parasitic organism






41. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






42. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






43. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






44. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






45. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






46. _____ is also known as barn itch






47. _____ describes an animal that has a crooked hock - which causes the lower part of the leg to be bent forward out of a normal perpendicular straight line






48. _____ is an example of a trematode






49. _____ is the world's record per cow for annual milk yield (in pounds)






50. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____