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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. _____ is caused by a deficiency of magnesium in the diet






3. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






5. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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 _____






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

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13. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






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






15. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






17. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






18. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






20. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






22. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






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






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






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






28. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






30. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






42. _____ is also known as red nose






43. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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