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Dairy Industry

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






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






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






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






5. _____ is also known as red nose






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






7. _____ is also known as acetonemia






8. _____ is an example of a trematode






9. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






11. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






12. An agent that destroys worms in the digestive tract is _____






13. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






14. _____ is caused by the heel fly






15. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






16. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






18. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






21. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






23. _____ 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






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






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






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






27. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






28. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






30. 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 _____






31. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






34. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






35. _____ is also known as syndactylism






36. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






38. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






39. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






40. _____ is also known as syndactylism






41. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






42. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






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






46. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






48. CSS stands for _____






49. _____ is called parturient paresis






50. _____ is the rolling herd average for US dairy herds