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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 called parturient paresis






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






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






4. _____ 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






5. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






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






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






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






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






11. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






12. _____ is caused by the heel fly






13. _____ 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






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






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






16. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






18. _____ is also known as barn itch






19. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






20. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






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






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






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






26. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






28. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






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






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






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






34. _____ is also called illawara






35. _____ is a disease characterized by pneumonia or septicemia. the highest incidence occurs in aimals subjected to stress






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






37. _____ is also called gas gangrene






38. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






40. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






42. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






44. _____ is caused by the heel fly






45. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






47. _____ means diarrhea






48. 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 _____






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






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