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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 ruminal tympany






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






3. _____ 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






4. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






6. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






7. _____ causes undulant fever in people






8. _____ 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






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


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






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






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






13. _____ is the common name for nematodes






14. _____ means diarrhea






15. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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


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






18. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






19. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






28. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






30. _____ is also called illawara






31. _____ is also known as acetonemia






32. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






33. 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 _____






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






35. _____ 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






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






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






38. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






40. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






41. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






42. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






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






46. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






47. _____ is also known as red nose






48. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






50. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____