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Chapter 13: Milk & Milk Products

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Colostrum

Back (Answer)

Secretion given by a cow for the first 5 days after parturition (birth)

#2
Front (Question)

Milk

Back (Answer)

Normal lacteal secretion obtained by complete milking of 1 or more healthy cows. Practically colostrum free and containing not less than 3.25% milk fat (butter fat) and not less than 8.25% milk solids not fat (MSNF)

#3
Front (Question)

Average composition of milk Water Total solids Butter fat Ash Lactose Protein Casein (\_\_\_) Lactoglobulin (\_\_\_) Lactalbumin (\_\_\_)

Back (Answer)

87% 13 4 .7 5 3.3 2.8 cheese protein .5 whey protein .1 trace

#4
Front (Question)

Name the major MSNF constituent in milk

Back (Answer)

5% lactose

#5
Front (Question)

What % of total solids does milk fat contribute to?

Back (Answer)

4%

#6
Front (Question)

To make 1 lb of product requires \_\_\_ lbs of milk. Butter Cheddar cheese Condensed/Evaporated milk Cottage cheese Skim powder

Back (Answer)

22 10 2 7 NFDMS- nonfat dry milk solids 11

#7
Front (Question)

Name the major dairy breeds in the US by popularity and their butter fat %

Back (Answer)

Holstein- 3.5 Jersey- 5 Guernsey Brown Swiss

#8
Front (Question)

More than ___ of US milk supply comes from Holsteins which give least amount of butter fat and most milk.

Back (Answer)

80%

#9
Front (Question)

___ are the smallest and give the highest butter fat but the least milk

Back (Answer)

Jerseys

#10
Front (Question)

Name the milk tests

Back (Answer)

% milk solids % fat % solids not fat (SNF) Total bacteria plate count Coliform Temperature- not more than 45 F Taste Phosphate test- for pasteurization Homogenization Freezing point- for added water Charm test- for antibiotics

#11
Front (Question)

Standard or total plate count is measured in

Back (Answer)

Bacteria per mL

#12
Front (Question)

Grade A raw milk for pasteurization Individual farmer- cannot have more than

Back (Answer)

100,000 bacteria/mL

#13
Front (Question)

Grade A milk once to the dairy plant and commingled- cannot have more than

Back (Answer)

300,000 bacteria/mL

#14
Front (Question)

Grade A pasteurized milk- cannot have more than

Back (Answer)

20,000 bacteria/mL 10 coliforms/mL

#15
Front (Question)

Coliforms

Back (Answer)

Found in the intestinal tracts and feces of animals/cattle

#16
Front (Question)

Name the 2 coliforms

Back (Answer)

Escherichia coli Enterobacter aerogenes

#17
Front (Question)

2 selective medias for coliforms

Back (Answer)

McConkeyes Desoxycolate

#18
Front (Question)

Where do off flavors in milk come from?

Back (Answer)

Feed- wild onion, fresh alfalfa, fresh wheat. Rancid- lipase enzymes or bacteria splitting off free fatty acids Oxidized- sunlight and metals like copper, nickel and iron. Salty- early and late lactation milk, mastitic milk (infection of teat) Sour- growth of lactic fermenting bacteria, milk has set at a high temp for too long

#19
Front (Question)

What is the most costly disease for dairy farms?

Back (Answer)

Mastitis

#20
Front (Question)

What organism causes Q fever?

Back (Answer)

Coxiella burnetii

#21
Front (Question)

What are the milk processing operations?

Back (Answer)

Separation Clarification Pasteurization

#22
Front (Question)

What is the phosphotase test and what are it’s steps?

Back (Answer)

Test for pasteurization Milk sample + two chemicals Results- stays white (pasteurized) Turns blue (not) Detects as little as 0.1% raw milk in pasteurized milk

#23
Front (Question)

What are the most popular sized container used for milk today?

Back (Answer)

Gallon plastic

#24
Front (Question)

Most milk is fortified with what and how much?

Back (Answer)

Vitamin D At least 400 USP units per quart