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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The spores from the fatal disease _____ can live in the soil for more than 60 years






2. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






4. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






5. _____ 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






6. _____ is the standardization of lactation records to the level of yield that would have been attained by each cow if it had been a mature cow and calved in the month of the year of highest calving frequency for its breed






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






8. _____ is the standardization of lactation records to the level of yield that would have been attained by each cow if it had been a mature cow and calved in the month of the year of highest calving frequency for its breed






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






10. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






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






13. 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 _____






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






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






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






17. CSS stands for _____






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






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






20. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






23. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






25. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






28. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

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29. _____ is themechanism that permits alternating vacuum and atmospheric pressure to exist between the teat cup liner and shell






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






31. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






33. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






34. CSS stands for _____






35. _____ is also called illawara






36. _____ 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






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






38. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






39. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






40. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






43. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






44. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






45. 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 _____






46. _____ is an association that dairy farmers join to participate in its record-keeping and management plans and is operated jointly by the USDA and state college of agriculture of land grant universities






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






48. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






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