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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is also called illawara






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






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






4. _____ 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






5. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






6. _____ is caused by the heel fly






7. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






8. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






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






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






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






14. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






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






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






18. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






20. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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






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






23. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






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

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






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






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






28. _____ parts blood must pass through the udder to produce one part milk






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






30. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






31. _____ is also called illawara






32. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






35. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






37. _____ is caused by the heel fly






38. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






39. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. _____ is an example of a trematode






47. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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






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