Test your basic knowledge |

Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






2. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






5. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






6. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






7. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






9. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






11. CSS stands for _____






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






13. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






17. _____ 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






18. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






20. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






22. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






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






25. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






26. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






27. _____ causes undulant fever in people






28. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






29. _____ is also known as red nose






30. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






32. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






33. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






34. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. _____ is also called illawara






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






46. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






49. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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