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What is the leading country for cattle in milk production?
U.S
What is the leading country for buffalo in milk production?
India
What is the leading country for goats in milk production?
Brazil
What is the leading country for sheep in milk production?
Germany
What is the leading country for camel in milk production?
Russian Federation
Where does most milk production come from?
Cows, water buffalo, goats and sheep
What percent of the world fluid milk do dairy cows produce?
80%
How many people can milk and milk products from 1 cow feed?
60+ people
U.S dairy herd is less than half what it was when?
1956
Production per cow is almost how many more times what it was?
4 times
Production increased per cow from 5,800 lbs in 1956 to how many pounds in 2024?
23,000 lbs
What percent of milk is marketed as fluid milk, cream, cheese, and butter?
80%
How many pounds of fluid milk and cream are produced in the U.S?
215 bil lbs
How many pounds of cheese are produced in the U.S?
12 bil lbs
How many pounds of ice cream are produced in the U.S?
918 mil lbs
What determines how much milk it takes to produce each product?
Milk fat
How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make 1 lb of butter?
22 lbs
How many pounds of whole milk does it take to make 1 gal of ice cream?
12 lbs
Whole milk must contain how much milk fat?
greater than or equal to 3.25%
Skim milk must contain how much milk fat?
0.5%
Most milk consumed in the U.S is what?
Homogenized
What is homogenized?
Milk that has had the fat droplets broken into very small particles so that the milk fat stays in suspension in the milk fluid
What is the U.S per capita consumption of total dairy products?
200 lbs
Has skim products increased or decreased?
Increased
Has whole milk increased or decreased?
Decreased
What dairy product has increased in the past 30 years?
Yogurt and cheese
How is most milk marketed?
Cooperatives
Where are milk prices established?
Organizations
What is grade A milk?
Fluid milk
What is grade B milk?
Manufacturing milk
What is class II milk?
Grade A milk for cottage cheese, cream, and frozen desserts
What is class III milk?
Surplus grade A or B milk used for butter or cheese
What do dairy products contribute significant amounts of?
Protein, calcium, phosphorus, and riboflavin