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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 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 _____






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






3. _____ is the normal rectal temperature of a diary cow






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






5. _____ is called parturient paresis






6. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






10. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






11. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






13. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






15. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






16. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






17. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






19. _____ 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






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






21. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






22. _____ is also known as red nose






23. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






24. _____ is also called gas gangrene






25. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






28. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. _____ 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






40. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






43. _____ means diarrhea






44. _____ 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






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






46. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






48. _____ is also called gas gangrene






49. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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