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What is the most common criteria for weaning a calf?
Age
What are the two primary nutrients in a distiller's grain?
Fat and Protien
What do somatic cells in large numbers indicate?
a cow has mastitis
What is the rolling herd average?
an estimate of annual milk production
What is the main carbohydrate in milk?
Lactose
What fatty acid in milk has human health benefits?
Conjugated linoleic acid
Excessive agitation of raw milk causes the off flavor of ....
Metallic
what hormone blocks milk letdown when the cow is stressed?
adrenaline
Poor quality forage will cause what to decrease significantly.
Fat Percentage
Raw milk somatic cell count in the US must be ______ or less to be grade A
750,000
Stainless steel equipment is used in milk production because....
Surfaces do not corrode easily
The minimum temperature for pasteurizing raw milk for 15 minutes is.....
161 degrees
Typical farm milk has ______ percent water and ______ percent fat
87.6 and 3.7
How much does a gallon of milk weigh?
8.6 pounds
From stimulation to milking should be less than how many seconds?
90
Cheesemakers get the greatest yield when the somatic cell count is low and the __________ is high
Protein content is high
What is the principal protein in milk?
Casein
The off flavor caused by exposure to sunlight is?
Oxidized
Dairy foods are the leading source of what in the American diet?
Calcium
What contains the rules and standards for producing fresh milk?
Grade A pasteurized milk ordinance
The microbiological standard for grade A unpasturized is __________bacteria or less per ML of milk
100,000
Cattle can transmit disease to humans through raw milk. What are the top diseases?
tuberculosis and brucellosis
People who consume full-fat dairy are less likely to develop what disease?
Diabetes
The CMT test detects what in raw milk?
somatic cells
The main reason cows are culled?
Low production