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Dairy Foods Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. What is the most popular type container used for fluid milk?






2. The process of concentrating milk currently being used on the farm is called _________






3. S. M. Babcock developed the Babcock Test in _____.






4. 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?






5. The two most important diseases of cattle transmissible to man through milk are _______.






6. Dairy farmers can buy and sell dairy futures on what exchange?






7. The sediment test is performed by filtering one ____ of milk through a white sediment disc and observing the residue.






8. Under federal orders - dairy farmers receive their milk checks?






9. In order to gain bargaining power - milk producers have formed _____ to manufacture milk products and market them directly.






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






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






12. For the maximum intake of calcium - one should consume_______.






13. According to Dick Groves the per capita consumption of cheese for the 20th century was a respectable level of ______ pounds.






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






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






16. Milk - including skimmed used in fluid milk products - is Class ___ and receives the highest price






17. The California mastitis test is done to...






18. The rules States adopt to govern the production - processing - packaging and storage of Grade A milk are based on ________.






19. The establishment of a Federal milk marketing order is generally initiated by ________.






20. The ability of lipase in milk to attack milk fat and produce a rancid off flavor is enhanced by what?






21. The enzyme - ____ - is almost completely inactivated at the proper times and temperatures approved for pasteurization






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






23. 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?






24. Milk provides _____and_____ in approximately the same ratio as found in bone.






25. The current supply & demand situation has which of the products from milk in short supply?






26. Which of the following is considered a controversial pricing arrangement?






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






28. Cows with _____ have a higher incidence of mastitis because physical injury is more likely?






29. Milk stone accumulation on dairy equipment comes from _____ per cent minerals from water and _____ per cent milk solids.






30. Specific gravity of milk at 60ºF is __________.






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






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






33. Federal Milk Marketing Orders provide or describe...






34. Milk is sold in units of _____ by the producer to the handler.






35. With the exception of ________ - all of the following off flavors of milk are caused by bacteria.






36. Farm water supplies must be protected from surface contamination. Water is usually tested for ________ as an indicator of possible sewage contamination.






37. The four major sensations are...?






38. What do milk marketing cooperatives do?






39. __________ amino acids are commonly found in milk proteins - including the essential amino acids.






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






41. Which of the following four primary taste sensations is correctly matched with the causal agent?






42. The most effective and economical means of reducing the exposure of cows to mastitis causing microorganisms is to _________.






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






44. If you produce milk in this state - the price you will receive for your milk is a blend of classes - components - quota - and non-quota values. It is the only state with its own farm milk pricing system. The state is ____________.






45. Whole milk contains _____ percent protein.






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






47. It takes approximately _______ lbs. of whole milk to make one pound of whole milk cheddar cheese.






48. Under federal orders - dairy farmers receive their milk checks?






49. One objective of a federal order is to _______________






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