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Dairy Foods Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. By regulation - milk from cows treated with antibiotics usually must be withheld for ____ hours.






2. __________ is usually the most abundant of the major solid components of milk.






3. What directly influence(s) the total supply of milk?






4. What vitamin was first discovered in milk fat and is important to eyesight?






5. The milk-borne illness outbreak that occurred in California via the consumption of a fresh - unripened Mexican type cheese was caused by the microorganism __________.






6. The CMT test results that indicate a somatic cell count of 400000 to 1500000 are _____.






7. Which of the following is a name used for bacteria that grow in milk at 40-50 deg. F?






8. To separate the aqueous and fat in the final stage of the Babcock test - a _____ is used.






9. Three states from a single region of the nation now produce over one-fourth of the U.S. milk supply. These states are...?






10. At the present time - most milk is sold through...






11. Cottage cheese is breaking a long cycle of flat sales and enjoying a revived popularity not seen since the 1970's because of its versatility and the popularity of...






12. The ideal cleaning material for removing milk stone from milking equipment surfaces is _____.






13. Milk covered by Federal milk marketing orders is __________.






14. The tilt in the USDA price support for manufactured milk products was recently adjusted to provide...






15. Which group of flavors cannot be detected by odor?






16. The main objection of dirt and milkstone on parts is _____.






17. The __________ test may be of value in detecting gross carelessness in the production and handling of milk on the farm.






18. Milk contains all the known vitamins and is an especially good source of ___






19. By using a _____ with plastic beads of varying density - nonfat solids in milk can be rapidly estimated






20. Grade A milk priced under Federal Orders is classified according to...






21. Which is a true statement concerning federal milk marketing orders?






22. _____ and _____ are the two main proteins in milk.






23. Aflatoxins sometimes found in dairy foods are produced by what?






24. The Mid-American International Agri-Trade Council assists _______






25. Over half of the top 50 U.S. dairy cooperatives belong to a federation that is dairy farmer's chief lobbying voice in the nation's capitol. What is the name of the federation?






26. The standard plate count (SPC) estimates the total numbers of ____ microorganisms.






27. Some streptococci that produce lactic acid also produce certain aldehydes - which impart a _____ flavor.






28. Adulterants of milk that are detrimental to man's health are _____.






29. Nearly 43% of all milk produced in the U.S. is made into Class I products while 36% is made into Class III. Which product is made from Class III milk?






30. Milk is a good source of all water soluble vitamins except for _____.






31. Approximately two-thirds of the milk utilized in manufactured dairy products is _____.






32. The hormone oxytocin is released by the ____ gland. This act stimulates the mammary gland.






33. A Federal Milk Marketing order is a regulation issued by the Secretary of __________ - which places certain requirements on the first buyers or handlers of milk from dairy farmers.






34. What marketing tool would be used in the futures market by someone who owns a commodity such as milk and intends to sell it sometime in the future?






35. Mixture of milk and cream containing not less than 10.5 percent milkfat - but les than 18 percent milk fat - is the definition of...






36. The United States government purchases surplus ____ from the commercial market under the dairy price support program.






37. A milk order - including pricing and other provisions - becomes effective only after approval by _____.






38. The International Dairy Federation (IDF) mission is to promote ______________.






39. As with grade A milk - ______ adopts and enforces regulations to control milk used for the manufacturing of milk products.






40. _______ milk is gaining in popularity because of the historically unfavorable price ratio of milk fat to vegetable fat.






41. A system of fairly distributing payment among producers in a Federal Milk Market is called...






42. Milk supplies more than 70% of which vital component of the American diet?






43. About _______ of the calcium available in the food supply is provided by milk.






44. Quarters infected with mastitis tend to shed more _____ defending white blood cells.






45. What do milk marketing cooperatives do?






46. Milk protein contains _____ of the essential amino acids and in appreciable amounts






47. The major cause of mastitis infections are _____ infections






48. What is not an objective of milk evaluation?






49. The microbiological standard for Grade A raw from single procedure is _________ bacteria per millimeter of milk prior to co-mingling with milk from other producers






50. Although cheese has taken an increasing percent of the U.S. Milk supplies in recent years - __________ still use(s) the largest share of the U.S. Milk supply.