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






2. _____ means diarrhea






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






4. _____ is also called gas gangrene






5. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






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






8. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






9. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






13. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






15. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






16. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






18. _____ is an infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull






19. _____ is a disease characterized by pneumonia or septicemia. the highest incidence occurs in aimals subjected to stress






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






21. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






22. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






24. A count of _____ cells helps determine inflammation of the mammary gland






25. _____ are molds that develop on feed that produce toxins






26. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






27. _____ means naturally hornless






28. _____ is the common name for nematodes






29. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






31. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






32. _____ 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






33. _____ is the rolling herd average for US dairy herds






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






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






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






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






38. _____ is another name for a cousel-type milk barn






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






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






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






42. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






44. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






46. The tendency of two or more traits that vary in the same direction or in opposite directions due to common forces or influences is known as _____






47. _____ means diarrhea






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






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






50. Four of the leading states in milk production are _____ - _____ - _____ and _____