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Dairy Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The dairy breed with a golden yellow color to its milk is _____






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






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






4. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






5. _____ 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






6. _____ is also known as red nose






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






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






9. _____ is a viral disorder that causes lesions indistinguishable from those of foot-and-mouth disease






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. _____ is a cuase of cattle grubs






19. The hormone _____ counteracts milk letdown






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. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






23. _____ is also called illawara






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






25. _____ is the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy






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






27. _____ is the common name for interdigital phlegmon






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






29. _____ 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






30. _____ is the physical conformation of an animal






31. _____ is caused by Mycobacterium bovis






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






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






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






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






36. _____ means naturally hornless






37. The oldest breed of dairy cattle is _____






38. _____ is called parturient paresis






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






40. _____ is also known as barn itch






41. _____ causes undulant fever in people






42. The hormone _____ stimulates mammary duct development






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






44. _____ is also known as red nose






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






46. _____ is the common name for ruminal tympany






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






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






49. The Ayrshire breed is colored _____






50. Milk is actually secreted in grapelike structures called _____