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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 the state that produces the most milk (total pounds)






2. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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

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5. 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 _____






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






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






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






9. _____ 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






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






11. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






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






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






16. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






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






20. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






23. CSS stands for _____






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






25. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






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






28. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






30. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






31. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






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






35. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






38. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






40. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






43. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






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






46. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






48. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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