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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






3. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






5. _____ 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






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






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






8. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






9. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






10. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






13. _____ is also known as red nose






14. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






15. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






17. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






20. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






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






22. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






24. _____ means naturally hornless






25. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






27. 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 _____






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






29. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






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






33. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






36. _____ is an example of a trematode






37. _____ means diarrhea






38. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






39. _____ causes undulant fever in people






40. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






42. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






43. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






45. _____ is also known as red nose






46. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






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






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






50. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____