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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 an infertile female calf born co-twin to a bull






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






3. _____ 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






4. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






5. CSS stands for _____






6. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






17. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






19. CSS stands for _____






20. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






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






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






24. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






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






26. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






27. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






29. _____ is an example of a trematode






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






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






32. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






33. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






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






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






36. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






37. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






38. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






40. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






42. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






43. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






45. _____ is a disease characterized by pneumonia or septicemia. the highest incidence occurs in aimals subjected to stress






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






47. _____ is also called illawara






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






49. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






50. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal