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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is also known as syndactylism






2. The dairy breed used mostly for veal and milk is _____






3. 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 _____






4. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






5. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






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






9. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






10. _____ means naturally hornless






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






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






13. CSS stands for _____






14. _____ is also known as red nose






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






16. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






17. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






19. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






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






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






31. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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






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






35. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






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






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






40. _____ is also known as red nose






41. _____ 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






42. _____ 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






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






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






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






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






47. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






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






50. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon