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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____is one of the most commonly diagnosed viruses in bovine abortion cases and is easily prevented with vaccination and improved sanitation






2. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






3. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






4. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






7. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






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






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






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






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






13. Intake crude protein that is broken down by microorganisms in the rumen is called _____






14. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






17. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






18. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






20. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






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






24. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






25. _____ 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






26. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






29. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






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






32. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






33. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






35. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






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






39. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






40. _____ is the common name for nematodes






41. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






43. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






44. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






45. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






46. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






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






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






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






50. _____ is also called illawara