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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. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






2. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






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






6. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






10. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






11. _____ 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






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






13. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






14. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






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






17. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






18. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






19. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






21. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






22. _____ is an example of a trematode






23. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






25. _____ is caused by the heel fly






26. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






27. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






29. Intake crude protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen is called _____






30. Intake crude protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen is called _____






31. _____ 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






32. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






34. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






36. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






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






40. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






43. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






44. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






47. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






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