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Dairy Foods Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The components of milk responsible for richness and sweetness - in this order are...






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






3. Milk with an Acid Degree Value (ADV) of 1.0 or above will have a detectable ______ flavor.






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






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






6. The pasteurized Milk Ordinance regulates what?






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






8. ___________ is a test for rancidity?






9. Mastitis infecting microorganisms almost invariably gain entrance to the mammary gland via the _____.






10. Federal milk marketing orders give _______ an active voice in determining minimum milk prices through public hearings.






11. In January 2003 - dairy and other food industry organizations testified against a proposed free trade agreement with?






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






13. The utilization of U.S. supply of milk fat in the production of butter over the past 25 years has ___________.






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






15. 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 __________.






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






17. To reduce the feed flavor in milk to acceptable levels - cows should be removed from offending feeds _____ hours before milking.






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






19. 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...






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






21. 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






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






23. A cheese maker from Netherlands was named World Champion Cheese Maker for his _______ entry which scored 98.48 in the championship judging rounds.






24. Onion and garlic are responsible for the garlic/onion off-flavor in milk - and are more prevalent in pasture during __________.






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






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






27. Milk is the only source of __________ in nature.






28. Quality of grade A milk is...






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






30. The only persons regulated by federal orders are _____.






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






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






33. 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?






34. 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 __________.






35. In January 2003 - dairy and other food industry organizations testified against a proposed free trade agreement with?






36. Removing cows from green grass or silage four hours prior to milking - can minimize or eliminate which flavor defect in milk?






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






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






39. The application of heat to milk for the purpose of preservation - with the extra benefit of the protection of public health - continues to develop. Innovative methods are now available for processing milk at ______ with only fractions of a second hol






40. What does not promote metallic/oxidized off flavor in milk?






41. 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






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






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






44. Dairy product exports are expected to _______ - according to the U.S. Dairy Council (USDEC).






45. What percent of all milk produced in the U.S. is sold to dairy processing plants?






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






47. What percentage of U.S. households buy fluid milk (on an annual basis)?






48. The off flavor most likely to be found in milk that has not been cooled properly is...






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






50. The two most important etlologic agents of mastitis are __________.