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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. _____ is the common name for nematodes






2. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






3. CSS stands for _____






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






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






6. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






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






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






10. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






11. _____ is the common name for nematodes






12. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






13. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






15. _____ is an example of a trematode






16. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






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






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






21. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






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






26. 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 _____






27. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






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






31. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






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






34. _____ 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






35. _____ 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






36. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






37. _____ is also called illawara






38. _____ 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






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






40. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






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






44. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






46. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






47. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






50. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany