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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ are age conversion formulas applied to milk production records of young cows to compare their milk yield with that of more mature cows






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






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






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






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






6. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






8. _____ is caused by the heel fly






9. The spores from the fatal disease _____ can live in the soil for more than 60 years






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






11. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






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






15. _____ is an example of a trematode






16. _____ means naturally hornless






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






18. 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 _____






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






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

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






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






23. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






25. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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

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






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






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






38. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






39. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






40. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






42. _____ is also known as acetonemia






43. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






45. _____ is the state with the largest number of dairy cows






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






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






48. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






49. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






50. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis