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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. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






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






4. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






6. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






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






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






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






11. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






20. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






23. _____ is used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for its stage of lactation






24. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






25. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






26. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






29. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






30. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






31. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






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






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






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






37. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






39. _____ is used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for its stage of lactation






40. _____ 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






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






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






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






44. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






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






49. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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