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Dairy Foods Industry

Subjects : industries, dairy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Milk stone accumulation on dairy equipment comes from _____ per cent minerals from water and _____ per cent milk solids.






2. The objectives of the Babcock Institute do not include________________.






3. The percent of U.S. milk production consumed through schools has ___________ in the past 8 years.






4. A large portion of the population is sensitive to the antibiotic _____.






5. The largest percentage of the U.S. milk supply is utilized in the production of ______.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The cheese price series is based on 63 U.S. cheese plants that make 80 to 85 percent of the bulk Cheddar. What is the price series called?






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






16. The first compulsory pasteurization law (Chicago) applying to all milk except that from tuberculin tested cows was adopted in __________.






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






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






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






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






21. 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 _______.






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






23. The cheese price series is based on 63 U.S. cheese plants that make 80 to 85 percent of the bulk Cheddar. What is the price series called?






24. 1. Operating cost of Federal orders are paid by ______.






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






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






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






28. A large portion of the population is sensitive to the antibiotic _____.






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






30. USDA reports net prices received by dairy farmers for milk - usually the prices are published on a map to show regional differences. The prices are referred to as ________.






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






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






33. Federal milk marketing orders were established in _____.






34. 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.






35. Rules developed by the _____ are designed to protect the health and welfare of consumers.






36. 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?






37. The first compulsory pasteurization law (Chicago) applying to all milk except that from tuberculin tested cows was adopted in __________.






38. Water added to milk is detected by checking the _____.






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






40. Over the past 20 years the difference between the prices farmers receive for milk and the prices consumers pay for dairy products has...






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






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






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






44. 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 _______.






45. The absence of _____ and _____ is not an accident - because they would catalyze oxidation - there producing metallic or oxidized flavors






46. High-temperature short-time pasteurization (HTST) requires that every particle of milk is heated to a minimum temperature of _____ for _____ seconds or its equivalent.






47. 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?






48. The dairy product that had the highest percent change in per capita sales with an increase of 13.8% in 2002 was






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






50. The milk In what class receives the highest price in the market?