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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The dairy breed used mostly for veal and milk is _____






2. _____ 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






3. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






5. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






7. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






9. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






10. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






13. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






14. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






16. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






19. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






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






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






24. _____ 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






25. 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 _____






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






27. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






29. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






31. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






32. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






33. CSS stands for _____






34. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






35. _____ means naturally hornless






36. 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 _____






37. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






40. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






42. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






45. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






46. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






47. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






49. _____ is also known as red nose






50. _____ is also known as syndactylism