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






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






3. _____ means naturally hornless






4. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






6. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






7. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






10. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






11. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






12. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






13. _____ causes undulant fever in people






14. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






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






18. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






19. CSS stands for _____






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






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






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






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






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






25. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






26. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






27. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






28. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






29. _____ is a method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy






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






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






32. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






35. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






36. _____ is the common name for nematodes






37. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






39. _____ means diarrhea






40. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






41. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






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






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






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






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






47. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






49. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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