asked the Minister for Agriculture the (a) average butter fat content, (b) average protein content and (c) average percentage of added water in the milk supplied by each of the dairies to consumers in the Cork area for each month from 1 January to 31 December 1980.
Written Answers. - County Cork Milk Tests.
328.
The following table sets out such results as are available to my Department in respect of tests for average butter-fat, protein and added water content carried out on milk samples from sales by dairies in County Cork in the period January 1980 to December 1980, inclusive.
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Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
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Average % Butterfat Content |
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|
Dairy 1 |
3.15 |
3.92 |
3.25 |
3.25 |
3.12 |
3.95 |
3.30 |
3.25 |
3.45 |
4.03 |
4.00 |
3.7 |
|
Dairy 2 |
3.45 |
3.55 |
3.7 |
3.45 |
3.76 |
3.65 |
3.50 |
3.6 |
3.86 |
4.13 |
4.03 |
3.7 |
|
Dairy 3 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.53 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.46 |
3.6 |
3.96 |
4.00 |
3.65 |
|
Dairy 4 |
3.35 |
3.47 |
3.45 |
3.22 |
3.48 |
3.12 |
3.25 |
3.51 |
3.38 |
3.40 |
3.42 |
3.34 |
|
Dairy 5 |
3.35 |
3.35 |
3.68 |
3.32 |
3.30 |
3.45 |
3.70 |
3.62 |
3.68 |
4.28 |
4.18 |
3.83 |
|
Dairy 6 |
3.53 |
3.53 |
3.20 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.50 |
— |
3.35 |
|
Dairy 7 |
3.55 |
3.43 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.60 |
3.60 |
3.70 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
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Average % Protein Content |
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|
Dairy 1 |
3.60 |
3.76 |
— |
— |
— |
3.24 |
3.21 |
3.3 |
3.45 |
3.65 |
3.47 |
3.52 |
|
Dairy 2 |
3.94 |
4.14 |
— |
— |
— |
3.21 |
3.18 |
3.26 |
3.39 |
3.41 |
3.43 |
3.36 |
|
Dairy 3 |
4.00 |
3.6 |
— |
— |
— |
3.27 |
3.25 |
3.22 |
3.37 |
3.46 |
3.32 |
3.39 |
|
Dairy 4 |
3.90 |
3.93 |
— |
— |
— |
3.26 |
3.17 |
3.16 |
3.34 |
3.30 |
3.25 |
3.19 |
|
Dairy 5 |
3.74 |
4.04 |
— |
— |
— |
3.22 |
3.27 |
3.25 |
3.37 |
3.51 |
3.60 |
3.5 |
|
Dairy 6 |
3.90 |
3.97 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.54 |
— |
3.32 |
|
Dairy 7 |
4.05 |
4.08 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.18 |
3.22 |
3.4 |
3.50 |
3.4 |
3.35 |
|
Average % of Added Water |
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|
Dairy 1 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 2 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
6.00 |
4.7 |
|
Dairy 3 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 4 |
4.66 |
nil |
4.4 |
4.0 |
nil |
3.0 |
nil |
4.35 |
6.00 |
4.25 |
nil |
5.20 |
|
Dairy 5 |
7.0 |
nil |
4.6 |
4.0 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 6 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 7 |
5.26 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
5.40 |