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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is used to regularly evaluate where an individual cow stands in body condition relative to the ideals for its stage of lactation






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






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






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






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






6. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






8. _____ is also known as barn itch






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






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






11. _____ is also called gas gangrene






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






13. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






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






15. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






16. CSS stands for _____






17. _____ is a method of feeding cows aimed at finding their potential to secrete milk and used to prevent metabolic shortage in energy






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






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






20. _____ 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






21. _____ is also known as traumatic gastritis






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






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






24. Anothe rname for BSE is _____






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






26. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






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






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






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






30. _____ is also called illawara






31. _____ is also known as red nose






32. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






33. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






34. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






35. CSS stands for _____






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






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






38. _____ is also known as bovine genital campylobacteriosis






39. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






40. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






41. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






42. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






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






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






46. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






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






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






50. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown