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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ 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






2. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






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






6. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






7. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






8. _____ is also known as syndactylism






9. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






10. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






13. _____ is the nation with the highest-producing dairy cows






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


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






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






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






18. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






20. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






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






23. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






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






27. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






29. _____ is also called gas gangrene






30. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






31. CSS stands for _____






32. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






34. _____ is called parturient paresis






35. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






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






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






39. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






40. _____ is also known as syndactylism






41. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






43. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






45. The mammary system of a cow is divided into _____ independent parts






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






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






48. _____ is caused by the heel fly






49. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






50. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle