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Dairy Foods Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. __________ is a milk process that makes milk more easily digested by those with a sensitive digestive system.






2. Milk is used most often at?






3. A popular screening test for bulk blended milk that detects abnormal milk is the _____.






4. The traditional method of pricing milk has used a milk fat differential of one tenth of one percent from a milkfat base of ______ percent.






5. The antibiotic _____ gives sensitive reaction to a large proportion of the public.






6. A _____ cup is a cup with fine wire mesh on top used to detect the presence of abnormal milk.






7. The Dairy Herd Improvement Association is a cooperative which provides_______.






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






9. What do milk marketing cooperatives do?






10. The greatest amount of regular ice cream produced in the U.S. is in the _________ section






11. The feed additive isoacid gives a ______ pound milk response - with maximum response in early lactation.






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






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






14. A consumer found an off-flavor in milk packaged in transparent plastic and exposed to high intensity fluorescent light. The off-flavor probably was?






15. The pasteurized Milk Ordinance regulates what?






16. Cornell University's research and evaluation concludes that 'an additional dollar' invested in generic milk advertising will result in a return of $______ in dairy producer revenue.






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






18. Pasteurization was developed in _____ as a heat treatment to preserve food.






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






20. Due to high leukocyte counts - farmers should not use the CMT before the ________ day after calving or test milk from cows that are being dried off






21. The milk becomes the property of the buyer once....






22. The somatic cell count standard for Grade A raw milk is _____ or less per milliliter of milk.






23. For the over 40 years the National Cheese Exchange had established the national cheeses cash prices. On May 1 - 1998 Cheese was traded at the ________ for the first time.






24. The two main proteins in milk are ____ and ____.






25. 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.






26. A cryoscopy is an important tool that test for __________ in milk.






27. Federal Definitions and Standards of Identity specify that Whole Milk contain not less than _____.






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






29. Rubber parts readily absorb ____ and need to be cleaned in an alkaline detergent.






30. Net profit after taxes divided by annual net sales is called ___________.






31. Which of the following have dairy farmers - through their cooperatives opposed?






32. Milk producers have formed _____ to gain bargaining power.






33. Which of the following statements concerning the daily consumption of a quart of cow's milk is untrue?






34. Fluid milk contains an average of _____ percent solids.






35. A device fitted with a screened lid that helps detect visible abnormalities in milk prior to attaching the milking machine is called a _____.






36. The pricing of milk in the United States involves a wide variety of pricing regulations based on public policy decisions - including...






37. Which one of the following is not a cause of mastitis?






38. The milk becomes the property of the buyer once....






39. The fat in one serving of whole milk is (8 ounces) provides _______ calories.






40. An average dairy cow now produces approximately ___ pounds of milk in a 305-day milking period.






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






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






43. Regional fluid milk pricing authorities - or compacts - are getting a strong lock in several areas of the country. The first dairy compact that was formed is called the _______.






44. What is not one of the duties of the bulk milk hauler - who plays a critical role in milk handling?






45. A _____ needs to be applied to the teat end in order for a milking machine to remove milk.






46. Under which of the following weather conditions would you expect to observe the greatest decrease in milk yield per cow?






47. A cryoscopy is an important tool that test for __________ in milk.






48. Quality of grade A milk is...






49. A high acid flavor (sour) in milk is caused by ________.






50. One of the mechanisms used by the USDA to remove surplus dairy products from the supply is to subsidize manufacturers who sell overseas at a loss. This is called the?