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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 the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






2. _____ is also known as acetonemia






3. _____ is a method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy






4. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






6. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






8. _____ means naturally hornless






9. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






10. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






12. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






13. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






15. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






17. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






20. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






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






24. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






25. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






26. The optimum number of daylight hours for maximum milk yield is _____






27. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






30. _____ is also called gas gangrene






31. The optimum number of daylight hours for maximum milk yield is _____






32. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






33. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






34. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






35. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






36. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






37. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






42. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






45. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






48. Established colleges of agrculture in each state are called _____






49. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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