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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 circumference of the body just back of the shoulders of an animal; used to estimate body weight






3. _____ is also known as red nose






4. _____ is caused by a deficiency of iodine in the diet






5. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






8. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






10. _____ is an example of a trematode






11. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






12. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






14. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






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






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






18. _____ means naturally hornless






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






20. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






21. 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 _____






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






23. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






24. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






26. _____ 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






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






28. _____ is caused by a deficiency of vitamin E or Se in dairy calves






29. _____ is also known as syndactylism






30. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






33. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






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






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






38. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






40. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






43. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






44. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






45. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






46. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






48. _____ are molds that develop on feed that produce toxins






49. _____ causes undulant fever in people






50. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown