Title: Identify milk quality and/or grade standards.
Course: Livestock Production Management (18301-II) > Section: Exploring Cattle Production

Identification should include

- grades and standards of milk (i.e., A or B)
- measures of milk quality
- requirements for attaining a particular grade and standard
- acceptability tests and analysis of results
- the role of Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the USDA in ensuring milk quality.

Teacher Resource: Milk Quality and Products CDE, Virginia FFA

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the purpose of having grades and standards of milk?
- What effects do production practices have on grades and standards?
- Who regulates the quality standards of milk?
- What is the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance?
- What are the differences between Grade A and Grade B milk?