Chapter 13: Milk & Milk Products Flashcards
Colostrum
Secretion given by a cow for the first 5 days after parturition (birth)
Milk
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)
Average composition of milk Water Total solids Butter fat Ash Lactose Protein Casein (\_\_\_) Lactoglobulin (\_\_\_) Lactalbumin (\_\_\_)
87% 13 4 .7 5 3.3 2.8 cheese protein .5 whey protein .1 trace
Name the major MSNF constituent in milk
5% lactose
What % of total solids does milk fat contribute to?
4%
To make 1 lb of product requires \_\_\_ lbs of milk. Butter Cheddar cheese Condensed/Evaporated milk Cottage cheese Skim powder
22 10 2 7 NFDMS- nonfat dry milk solids 11
Name the major dairy breeds in the US by popularity and their butter fat %
Holstein- 3.5
Jersey- 5
Guernsey
Brown Swiss
More than ___ of US milk supply comes from Holsteins which give least amount of butter fat and most milk.
80%
___ are the smallest and give the highest butter fat but the least milk
Jerseys
Name the milk tests
% 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
Standard or total plate count is measured in
Bacteria per mL
Grade A raw milk for pasteurization
Individual farmer- cannot have more than
100,000 bacteria/mL
Grade A milk once to the dairy plant and commingled- cannot have more than
300,000 bacteria/mL
Grade A pasteurized milk- cannot have more than
20,000 bacteria/mL
10 coliforms/mL
Coliforms
Found in the intestinal tracts and feces of animals/cattle
Name the 2 coliforms
Escherichia coli
Enterobacter aerogenes
2 selective medias for coliforms
McConkeyes
Desoxycolate
Where do off flavors in milk come from?
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
What is the most costly disease for dairy farms?
Mastitis
What organism causes Q fever?
Coxiella burnetii
What are the milk processing operations?
Separation
Clarification
Pasteurization