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Industry
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Milking Parlors
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100
This industry makes up the largest component of American Industry
What is Dairy
100
The small grape-like structures in the udder where milk is produced are called
What is alveoli
100
85-90% of all dairy cows are of this breed
What is Holstein
100
The most common type of arrangement of milking parlors is called the
What is herring bone
100
This disease is caused by bacteria that get into the udder through the teat opening
What is Mastitis
200
The sale of this type of milk has increased in recent years due to consumer demands
What is low-fat
200
This hormone causes the alveloi to secrete milk
What is prolactin
200
This dairy breed is made up of descendants of cattle in Switzerland
What is Brown Swiss
200
On average, it takes about this long to completely milk out a cow
What is 3-6 minutes
200
A condition in which the abomasum moves out of place in the abdominal cavity
What is Displaced Abomasum
300
This grade of milk is sold as fluid or beverage milk
What is Grade A
300
The milk that contains high concentrations of antibodies that are passed to the young
What is colostrum
300
This composition of milk made this dairy breed ideally suited for the production of butter and cheese
What is Milking Shorthorn
300
The process of forcing cream globules through a screen at high pressure is called
What is homogenization
300
An infection in the uterus, usually occuring 1-10 days after calving
What is Metritis
400
Dairy cows rely heavily on this for food
What is forage/grasses/hay
400
This hormone is released into the bloodstream to initiate the let-down process
What is oxytocin
400
This breed of dairy cow has been purebred for almost 6 centuries
What is Jersey
400
The process that is used to kill any harmful oganisms in milk
What is pasteurization
400
A condition when the placenta (afterbirth) is not discharged within 12-24 hours after calving
What is Retained Placenta
500
The average cow produces this much milk in 1 day
What is 6-8 gallons
500
This needs to happen in order to maintain milk production in dairy cows
What is breed each year
500
This dairy breed is best known for producint high-butterfat and high-protein milk
What is Guernsey
500
The time and temperature of milk must be precisely controlled to protect these 2 factors
What is flavor/nutrient value
500
This is caused by a shortage of calcium salts in the blood
What is Milk Fever