Breeds
Parlors
Milk Processing
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100

What breed of dairy cattle is the most popular

Holstein

100

What milking parlor is a giant carousel for cows?

Rotary

100

What are most cheeses ripened by

Bacteria

100

What are the average days in milk (DIM) for a lactating dairy cow

305 days

200

Identify the breed


Jersey
200

What parlor type positions cows right next to each other with a rear view of their udder

parallel

200

What is homogenization?

Process of breaking up and dispersing milk fat so that the particles are all the same size (so they do not separate)

200

What is the typical gestation rate for a dairy cow

283 days

300

What breed is closely related to the Holstein, but is smaller and produces less milk

Ayrshire

300

What parlor positions cows at a 45* angle

Herringbone

300

Whole milk contains no less than ________% milk fat

3.25%

300

What is mastitis

Infection in the udder that causes yellowish stringy/chunky milk

400

What breed is the same as the Holstein, but is the result of a recessive gene

Red and White Holstein

400

What parlor offers the best view of the udder

Tandem

400

What 6 things make up milk

water, lactose, protein, fat, minerals, and enzymes

400
What percent of milk is made of lactose?

4.5 - 5.5 %

500

Identify the breed

Brown Swiss

500

List one positive and one negative for the tandem style milking parlor

Positives: Best udder view & Fast milking per stall

Negatives: Increased walking for milkers & Hard to expand

500

List the order of the 6 steps of milk processing 

Clarification, Seperation, Standardization, Pasteurization, Homogenization, Fortification

500

Identify the breed

Holstein