Q. The cheese price series is based on 63 U.S. cheese plants that make 80-85 percent of the bulk Cheddar. What is the price series called?

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Q. What marketing tool would be used in the futures market by someone who owns a commodity such as milk and intends to sell it sometime in the future?

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Q. Farm water supplies must be protected from surface contamination. Water is usually tested for __________ as an indicator of possible sewage contamination.

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Q. Specific gravity of milk at 60°F is __________

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Q. The International Dairy Federations (IDF) mission is to promote ______________

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Q. USDA reports net prices received by dairy farmers for milk, usually the prices are published on a map to show regional differences. The prices are referred to as _______________

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Q. The “set aside” of $0.15 per hundred pounds of milk from a milk producer’s check is used in programs that support ______

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Q. Onion and garlic are responsible for the garlic/onion off-flavor in milk, and are more prevalent in pasture during __________

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

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Q. Milk found in cows with a high somatic cell count would result in a decrease in __________

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Q. Milk is a good supplier of minerals except for _____

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Q. Adulterants of milk that are detrimental to human health are _____

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Q. Water added to milk is detected by checking the _____

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Q. Milk with low total solids will produce what off-flavor?

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Q. A cryoscopy is an important tool that test for __________ in milk.

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Q. Milk is the only source of __________ in nature.

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Q. Which of the following is not an important reason for a five day-seven degree shelf life test?

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Q. The ideal cleaning material for removing milk stone from milking equipment surfaces is _____

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Q. The somatic cell count standard for Grade A raw milk is _____ or less per milliliter of milk.

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Q. The ability of lipase in milk to attack milk fat and produce a rancid off flavor is enhanced by?

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