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Chapter 15: THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. Around 50 percent of all sales of farm commodities are from dairy products.
2.
3. There are about half the number of dairy cows in this country that there were in
1950.
4. BST is a hormone that is very expensive to produce.
5. All milk contains a small amount of BST.
6. Only a few states process and produce milk.
7. In order for cows to produce milk they must have a calf each year.
True.
8. Colostrum is not used for human consumption.
9. The United States produces more cheese than any other country in the world.
10. Milk is the only substance that is intended by nature for no other use than as
food.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A very large portion of animal agriculture is the
2. The dairy industry includes all of the products made from
3. Dairy products are high in
4. Most of the dairy cattle in the United States are
5. A relatively inexpensive feed for cows is
6. Most of the cheese produced in the United States comes from
7.
8. Colostrum is loaded with
9.
10. Whole milk contains about 4 percent
DISCUSSION
1. What are the advantages of artificial breeding?
2. Why is colostrum good for newborn calves?
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3. How is milk classified?
4. What animals are used for their milk?
5. What nutrients are supplied by cheese?
6. What purpose does acidity have in yogurt?
7. Why is the dairy industry so important?
8. What does fermentation do to milk?
9. Why are bacteria added to milk to make yogurt?
10. Why is there concern about the hormone BST?