Milk
What is milk mostly made of (what makes up the highest percentage)?
water
What is a cow who is taking a rest from milking called?
Dry Cow
When were cows first brought to California?
1770
What is the number of months that a dairy cow produces milk?
10 months
What is the necessary first step for the milk let down process?
Stimulation of the teat
What is the sugar in milk called?
Lactose
The part of food that returns to the ruminant's mouth to be chewed again?
Cud
What is California ranked in the Nation for milk production?
#1
What is an area that dairy cows are milked?
milking parlor
What in the brain receives the nerve impulses?
hypothalamus
What two sugars combined make lactose?
Glucose and Galactose
An upright bar or post, or metal stalls used in dairy barns to keep the cows still while they are being milked.
Stanchion
How many gallons of milk does a cow produce per day?
7-9 gallons
What type of milking parlor has cows on a circular moving device?
Rotary
What hormone is released causing the muscles around the alveoli to contract
oxytocin
The minimum % of milk fat content in market whole milk in CA?
3.5%
A process that uses heat to destroy harmful bacteria without significantly changing milks nutritional value
Pasteurization
How many pounds of milk can an udder hold at one time?
25-50lbs
What type of milking parlor has two rows of cows slanted slightly on either side of a central isle?
Herringbone
Where is milk created in the udder?
Alveoli
For milk composition what is the least percentage?
Minerals
used to feed cows during the winter
silage
What are the leading dairy counties in California?
Tulare, Merced, Kings, Kern
What type of milking parlor has two rows of cows at a 90 degree angle down a central isle?
Parallel
Where is oxytocin released from after being signaled to from the hypothalamus?
the posterior pituitary gland