asked the Minister for Agriculture the average butter-fat content, the average protein content and the average percentage of added water in the milk supplied to consumers by each of the dairies in the Southern Health Board area for each month from 1 May to 31 December 1980.
Written Answers. - Southern Health Board Area Milk.
370.
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 the Southern Health Board area for each month from 1 May 1980 to 31 December 1980.
|
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
|
|
Average % Butterfat Content |
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|
Dairy 1 |
3.12 |
3.95 |
3.30 |
3.25 |
3.45 |
4.03 |
4.00 |
3.7 |
|
Dairy 2 |
3.76 |
3.65 |
3.50 |
3.6 |
3.86 |
4.13 |
4.03 |
3.7 |
|
Dairy 3 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.46 |
3.6 |
3.96 |
4.00 |
3.65 |
|
Dairy 4 |
3.48 |
3.12 |
3.25 |
3.51 |
3.38 |
3.40 |
3.42 |
3.34 |
|
Dairy 5 |
3.30 |
3.45 |
3.70 |
3.62 |
3.68 |
4.28 |
4.18 |
3.83 |
|
Dairy 6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.50 |
— |
3.35 |
|
Dairy 7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.60 |
3.60 |
3.70 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
|
Dairy 8 |
3.29 |
3.31 |
3.73 |
3.20 |
3.16 |
3.51 |
3.21 |
3.55 |
|
Dairy 9 |
3.27 |
3.52 |
3.34 |
3.61 |
3.74 |
3.78 |
2.98 |
1.81 |
|
Average % Protein Content |
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|
Dairy 1 |
— |
3.24 |
3.21 |
3.3 |
3.45 |
3.65 |
3.47 |
3.52 |
|
Dairy 2 |
— |
3.21 |
3.18 |
3.26 |
3.39 |
3.41 |
3.43 |
3.36 |
|
Dairy 3 |
— |
3.27 |
3.25 |
3.22 |
3.37 |
3.46 |
3.32 |
3.39 |
|
Dairy 4 |
— |
3.26 |
3.17 |
3.16 |
3.34 |
3.30 |
3.25 |
3.19 |
|
Dairy 5 |
— |
3.22 |
3.27 |
3.25 |
3.37 |
3.51 |
3.60 |
3.5 |
|
Dairy 6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.54 |
— |
3.32 |
|
Dairy 7 |
— |
— |
3.18 |
3.22 |
3.4 |
3.50 |
3.4 |
3.35 |
|
Dairy 8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.53 |
3.31 |
|
Dairy 9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.66 |
3.34 |
|
Average % of Added Water |
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|
Dairy 1 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 2 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
6.00 |
4.7 |
|
Dairy 3 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 4 |
nil |
3.0 |
nil |
4.35 |
6.00 |
4.25 |
nil |
5.20 |
|
Dairy 5 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 6 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
|
Dairy 7 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
5.40 |
|
Dairy 8 |
1.68 |
1.5 |
3.80 |
2.15 |
6.70 |
2.03 |
3.13 |
3.15 |
|
Dairy 9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1.01 |
3.76 |
3.95 |