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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _____ is the state with the largest number of dairy cows






2. _____ is the recommended breeding method for dairy cattle






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






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






5. _____ is also called gas gangrene






6. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






7. _____ is the common name for papillomatous digital dermatitis






8. _____ 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






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






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






11. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






13. _____ 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






14. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






16. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






17. _____ 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






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






19. _____ is the most important type trait in a diary cow






20. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






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






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






23. CSS stands for _____






24. _____ is the most common treatment for milk fever






25. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






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






27. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____






28. _____ causes undulant fever in people






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






30. The hormone _____ stimulates milk letdown






31. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






33. _____ is also known as hyperkeratosis






34. The hormone _____ stimulate milk secretion






35. _____ is also known as acetonemia






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






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






38. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






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






40. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






41. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






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






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






44. _____ 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






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






46. _____ is caused by Actinomycosis bovis






47. The tendency of two or more traits that vary in the same direction or in opposite directions due to common forces or influences is known as _____






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






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






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