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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The period of nonlactation between two periods of lactation is called a _____ period






2. _____ 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






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






4. CSS stands for _____






5. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






6. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






8. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






9. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






11. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






12. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






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






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






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






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






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






18. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






19. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






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






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






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






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






24. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






27. _____ 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






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






29. _____ 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






30. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






33. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






35. _____ is the common name for nematodes






36. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






39. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






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






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






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






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






45. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






46. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






47. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






48. Cows are usually rebred at _____ days after calving






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






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