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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. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






3. _____ 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






4. _____ 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






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






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






7. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






9. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






11. _____ is themechanism that permits alternating vacuum and atmospheric pressure to exist between the teat cup liner and shell






12. _____ is used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for its stage of lactation






13. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






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






15. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






16. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






20. _____ is caused by the heel fly






21. _____ is the common name for nematodes






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






23. The dairy breed with the highes fat percentage is _____






24. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






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






29. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






31. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






32. _____ is caused by the heel fly






33. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






36. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






37. CSS stands for _____






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






39. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






42. _____ is an example of a trematode






43. _____ is also called gas gangrene






44. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






45. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






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






47. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






48. _____ is a test for determination of BF% in milk






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






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