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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is the nation with the highest-producing dairy cows






2. 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 _____






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






4. CSS stands for _____






5. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






7. _____ 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






8. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






11. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






14. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






16. _____ is caused by the heel fly






17. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






18. _____ is an example of a trematode






19. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






20. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






23. _____ is an example of a trematode






24. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






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






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






29. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






32. 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 _____






33. _____ 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






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






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






36. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






38. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






39. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






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






44. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






47. _____ means naturally hornless






48. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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