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






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






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






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






5. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






7. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






8. CSS stands for _____






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






10. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






13. _____ is also known as syndactylism






14. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






15. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






16. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






18. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






19. _____ is caused by the heel fly






20. _____ is caused by a deficiency of vitamin E or Se in dairy calves






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






22. _____ is also called illawara






23. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






24. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






26. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






27. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






28. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






29. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






31. _____ 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






38. _____ means naturally hornless






39. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






42. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






43. A metabolic disease characterized by excessive ketone body formation is _____






44. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






45. _____ is also called illawara






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






47. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






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






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