Breeds
Parlors
Milk Processing
Random
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