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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. _____ is a disease that causes chronic diarrhea and weight loss resulting from infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

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






3. _____ 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






4. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






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






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






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






9. CSS stands for _____






10. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






11. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






13. _____ 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






14. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






15. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






19. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






21. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






22. _____ is called parturient paresis






23. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






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






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






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






29. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






30. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






31. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






33. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






35. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






37. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






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






41. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






42. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






44. 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 _____






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






46. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






47. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






48. _____ means naturally hornless






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






50. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle