Breeds
90% of the dairy cows in the United States are what breed?
What is Holstein?
Name 2 things the cows ear tracker tracks.
What is the time spent laying down, sleeping, walking, or chewing.
The 3 categories of dairy products?
What is fresh, frozen, and cultured?
What is frothing?
A cow has a calf ____ time(s) a year?
What is one?
This breed of dairy cattle were bred for dual purpose?
What is Shorthorns?
About how long it takes to milk one cow.
What is 5-7 minutes?
Butter must contain at least _____ percent fat.
What is 80 percent?
The liquid protein leftover after milk has been curdled and strained.
What is whey?
What is calcium?
More rugged breed, built for the mountains in Switzerland.
What is Brown Swiss?
The room the cows are milked in.
Milk product that must contain at least 36% fat.
What is heavy whipping cream?
Homogenization
What is the process of breaking up the fat particles in milk and evenly distributing it throughout.
Milk is approximately ____ percent water.
What is 87 percent?
Dairy cattle breed known for their high butterfat/milkfat content?
What is Jerseys?
How many pounds of milk is one gallon?
What is between 8-9 pounds?
Made by adding beneficial bacteria to milk. Great lower fat alternative to mayonnaise or sour cream.
What is yogurt?
Heating milk to just below its boiling level. Kills enzymes.
What is scalding?
What is pasteurization?
This breed has a lower milk production, 4.51% milkfat (second highest), and has a high milk production to feed intake ration.
What is a guernsey?
The chemical used in the cleaning solution for the cows udders when milking.
What is iodine?
The inability to digest the sugar in milk.
What is lactose intolerance?
Milk Scum
What is the tough and rubbery layer of fat that forms on top of the milk, during heating?
The main protein found in milk
What is casein?