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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. _____ 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






2. _____ is also known as red nose






3. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






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






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






7. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






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

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10. _____ 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






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






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






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






14. _____ is also called illawara






15. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






18. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






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






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






23. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






25. _____ 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






26. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






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






29. _____ is called parturient paresis






30. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






32. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






34. _____ means naturally hornless






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






36. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






38. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






40. _____ is an example of a trematode






41. 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 _____






42. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






44. _____ is also called gas gangrene






45. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






46. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






48. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






49. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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