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  • Non bacterial ropiness or sliminess in milk and milk products may be due to the


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  • A. stringiness caused by mastitis and in particular by fibrin and leucocytes from the cow's blood.
  • B. sliminess resulting from the thickness of the cream
  • C. stringiness due to thin films of casein or lactalbumin during cooling
  • D. all of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • all of the above 


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    • 1. Cheese with too low an acidity because of the addition of cream or the failure of the starter often is made gelatinous or slimy by

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    • A. Pseudomonas
    • B. P. fragi
    • C. Alcaligenes metalcaligenes
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Ropiness caused by Enterobacter usually is

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    • A. worse at the middle of the milk
    • B. worse at the bottom of the milk
    • C. worse near the top of the milk
    • D. all of these
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    • 3. The yoghurt is made from

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    • A. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
    • B. Streptococcus thermophilus
    • C. S. cremoris
    • D. mixed culture of (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 4. Surface taint in butter which is blamed on Pseudomonas putrefaciens is also called as

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    • A. rabbito
    • B. putridity
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Bulgarian butter milk is made with the help of

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    • A. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
    • B. Streptococcus lactis
    • C. Streptococcus thermophilus
    • D. S. cremoris
    • Discuss
    • 6. The acidity may be described as "aromatic" when

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    • A. Lactic streptococci and aroma forming Leuconostoc species are growing together
    • B. Streptococcus lactis and other lactis are growing together
    • C. appreciable amounts of volatile fatty acids are produced by Coliform bacteria
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Bacterial ropiness in milk is caused by

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    • A. slimy capsular material from the cells usually gums or mucins
    • B. slimy capsular material from the cells usually proteins
    • C. slimy capsular material from the cells usually lipids
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Black rots in eggs is most commonly caused by

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    • A. species of Proteus
    • B. species of Micrococcus or Bacillus
    • C. molds or yeasts
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is recommended for the improvement in flavor during ageing of beef under controlled conditions?

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    • A. Thamnidium
    • B. Rhizopus
    • C. T. elegans
    • D. M. mucedo
    • Discuss
    • 10. The spoilage of eggs by fungi goes through stages of mold growth that give the defects their names. Very early mold growth is termed

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    • A. pin-spot molding
    • B. fungal rotting
    • C. superficial fungal spoilage
    • D. any of these
    • Discuss


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