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* 1. Enter your First and Last Name

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* 2. Somatic Cell Count (SCC) is a measurement used to quantify somatic cells in milk.

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* 3. Compared to a healthy mammary gland, an infected mammary gland will:

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* 4. Milk with a somatic cell count of 100,000 cells/ml has lower concentrations of lactose, casein, and fat compared to milk with a somatic cell count of 1,000,000 cells/ml.

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* 5. Milk from an infected mammary quarter will generally have a somatic cell count greater than ____ cells/ml.

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* 6. Somatic cells can pass from blood into milk due to the increased permeability of the alveoli cell membranes; this mechanism also allows leakage of other blood components into milk, changing milk composition.

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* 7. Select all that apply. The use of individual cow Somatic Cell Count is important to:

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* 8. What cell population is greatly increased when the mammary gland is infected?

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* 9. Select all that apply. The use of bulk tank Somatic Cell Count is important to:

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* 10. Fill in the blank. U.S. regulations state that both Grade A and Grade B bulk tank milk must have somatic cell counts lower than ______.

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* 11. The standard goal for the somatic cell count of bulk tank milk is less than _____ cells/ml.

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