MQP 1-25

Pasteurization is the process of heating every particle of milk and milk product to the minimum required ___ and holding it continuously for the minimum required ___ in equipment that is properly designed and operated.

• temperature and length

• time and length

• temperature and time

• time and temperature

The hormone oxytocin is released by the ___ gland. This release stimulates the mammary gland.

• endocrine

• sweat

• pituitary

• hypothalamus

Summer milk has been estimated to contain 1.6 times as much vitamin ___ as winter milk.

• D

• A

• B

• C

By regulation, milk from cows treated with antibiotics usually must be withheld for ___ hours.

• 48-72

• 72-96

• 48-108

• 30-60

The current U.S. per capita consumption of milk is approximately ___ gallons per year.

• 20

• 15

• 28

• 25

Rubber parts readily absorb ___ and need to be cleaned in an alkaline detergent.

• minerals

• milk fat

• carbohydrates

• protein

The total dollars a dairy has in assets divided by the number of cows determines the ___.

• debt per cow

• total investment per cow

• owner equity

• debt to asset ratio

New food plate guidelines recommended servings of dairy products per day?

• 5

• 3

• 4

• 2

Approximately __% of today's youth consume the recommended amount of dairy products?

• 30

• 50

• 70

• 10

Chemical sanitizers containing ___ are most widely used for sanitizing milking equipment.

• bromine

• saline

• iodine

• chlorine