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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






4. The hormone _____ stimulates an increase of up to 20% more milk with only 5% more feed






5. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






6. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






8. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






9. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






10. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






11. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






14. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






15. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






16. 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 _____






17. _____ is a viral disorder that causes lesions indistinguishable from those of foot-and-mouth disease






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






19. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






22. _____ means diarrhea






23. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






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






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






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






28. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






29. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






37. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






38. _____ 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






39. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






40. _____ is also called illawara






41. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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