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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. _____ 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






2. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






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






6. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






7. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






8. 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 _____






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






10. _____ is also known as barn itch






11. CSS stands for _____






12. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






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






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






17. _____ is caused by the heel fly






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






19. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






20. _____ is also known as syndactylism






21. The main points of a diary cow and their respective points (in judging) are *hint....there are 5*






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






23. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






24. The main points of a diary cow and their respective points (in judging) are *hint....there are 5*






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






26. _____ 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






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






28. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






30. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






31. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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


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






34. _____ 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






35. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






36. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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






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






40. _____ means diarrhea






41. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






42. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






43. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






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






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






48. CSS stands for _____






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






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