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Dairy Foods Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
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1. Each month - the USDA calculates the Basic Formula Price (BFP) which often ranges from $11.00 to $13.00 per hundredweight. The BFP establishes the basic price for _______.






2. Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus are examples of _________ .






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






4. The pasteurized Milk Ordinance regulates what?






5. ______ % of the milk eligible for fluid use is covered by Federal Milk Marketing Orders.






6. The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) was created by ___________.






7. 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?






8. 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?






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






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






11. 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?






12. _____ is the process of killing all microorganisms.






13. The __________ test is used to detect if milk has been pasteurized properly.






14. The enzyme _______ is almost completely inactivated at the proper times and temperatures approved for pasteurization






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






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






17. 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?






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






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






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






21. When cows have mastitis - the protein content of milk may be higher - but the cheese yield is lower because of a decrease in _______ protein.






22. A milk gland that is destroyed because of mastitis is called _____.






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






24. Lactose is the principal ________ in milk.






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






26. Each Federal Milk Marketing order is administered by a representative of the...






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






28. To remove fat from milking equipment use...






29. Corn that is drought stressed is much more likely to be contaminated with molds - especially Aspergillus flavus and the aflatoxin it produces. The best way to prevent the growth of aflatoxins is to __________.






30. Flavors of milk may be caused in general by _______________.






31. ________ is exposure of hot milk or milk product to reduce pressure to affect the removal of volatile substances - especially those that enter milk from feed.






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






33. When milk is priced by the solids not fat pricing scheme - the base solids are ________ percent.






34. The pasteurized Milk Ordinance regulates what?






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






36. The most prevalent off flavor of fluid milk is ______.






37. Summer milk has been estimated to contain 1.6 times as much vitamin ____ as winter milk.






38. Which of the following is untrue concerning the federal milk marketing orders?






39. Besides calcium - milk contains _______ - a mineral that is found in brain tissue - muscles - teeth and bones.






40. Purple color that results from CMT test is generally more intense in samples from infected quarters - because such samples have a __________pH.






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






42. Although milk from the cow is processed - it is not an engineered or fabricated food and contains about ________ % solids






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






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






45. Which of the following is not a reason for milk delivery shifting from home delivery to grocery store distribution?






46. The increased use of bulk cooling and storage equipment has made _____ bacteria the primary organisms in raw milk.






47. Dairy cows need _________ day dry periods for rejuvenation of secretary tissue and restoration of body condition






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






49. The insufficient removal of milk from the milk collection system is called _____.






50. The components of milk responsible for richness and sweetness - in this order are...