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






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






3. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






4. _____ is also known as bacillary hemoglobinuria






5. An agent that destroys worms in the digestive tract is _____






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






7. Casting is used as a temporary treatment of _____






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






9. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






10. _____ 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






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






12. An agent that destroys worms in the digestive tract is _____






13. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






14. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






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






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






18. PTAT is the abbreviation for _____






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






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






21. _____ is caused by the heel fly






22. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






24. _____ are wingless - flattened insects






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






26. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






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






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






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






30. _____ 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






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






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






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






34. 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 _____






35. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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






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






38. The dairy breed used mostly for veal and milk is _____






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






40. MUN is an abbreviation for _____






41. _____ is also known as syndactylism






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






43. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






44. _____ causes undulant fever in people






45. The primary milk secretion hormone is _____






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






47. _____ was the year the babcock test was developed






48. _____ is the common name for infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis






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






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