asked the Minister for Agriculture (a) the average butter fat content, (b) protein content and (c) the average percentage of added water in the milk supplied by each of the dairies to consumers in the Southern Health Board area for each month from 1 January to 31 October 1983.
Written Answers. - Milk Components.
318.
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 January 1983 to October 1983.
Average % Butterfat Content
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
|
|
Dairy 1 |
3.44 |
3.64 |
3.65 |
3.47 |
3.67 |
3.81 |
3.74 |
3.85 |
3.80 |
3.95 |
|
Dairy 2 |
3.65 |
4.0 |
3.35 |
3.80 |
3.42 |
3.76 |
3.63 |
3.80 |
4.17 |
4.42 |
|
Dairy 3 |
4.20 |
3.91 |
4.04 |
4.10 |
3.61 |
3.70 |
3.90 |
4.12 |
4.26 |
4.36 |
|
Dairy 4 |
3.55 |
3.60 |
— |
3.57 |
3.55 |
3.42 |
3.75 |
3.85 |
3.92 |
3.80 |
|
Dairy 5 |
3.44 |
3.29 |
3.32 |
3.45 |
3.36 |
3.34 |
3.45 |
3.63 |
3.44 |
3.57 |
|
Dairy 6 |
2.11 |
3.44 |
3.06 |
3.46 |
3.24 |
3.36 |
3.15 |
3.74 |
3.98 |
4.29 |
|
Dairy 7 |
3.95 |
3.66 |
3.50 |
3.56 |
3.15 |
3.47 |
3.64 |
3.80 |
3.77 |
3.98 |
|
Dairy 8 |
3.85 |
3.66 |
4.33 |
4.06 |
— |
3.70 |
3.95 |
4.0 |
3.90 |
4.15 |
|
Dairy 9 |
3.68 |
3.74 |
3.71 |
3.73 |
3.48 |
3.82 |
3.56 |
3.96 |
3.91 |
4.60 |
|
Dairy 10 |
3.66 |
4.32 |
3.80 |
4.20 |
3.30 |
3.73 |
3.70 |
3.73 |
3.56 |
— |
Average % Protein Content
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
|
|
Dairy 1 |
3.12 |
3.21 |
3.17 |
3.40 |
3.41 |
3.38 |
3.35 |
3.28 |
3.53 |
3.53 |
|
Dairy 2 |
3.19 |
3.08 |
2.93 |
3.32 |
3.37 |
3.25 |
3.26 |
3.26 |
3.53 |
3.73 |
|
Dairy 3 |
3.10 |
3.09 |
3.05 |
3.53 |
3.37 |
3.26 |
3.27 |
3.28 |
3.42 |
3.56 |
|
Dairy 4 |
— |
3.15 |
— |
3.35 |
3.60 |
3.32 |
3.34 |
3.23 |
3.56 |
3.55 |
|
Dairy 5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.27 |
— |
— |
|
Dairy 6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.24 |
— |
— |
|
Dairy 7 |
3.09 |
3.15 |
3.07 |
3.35 |
3.18 |
3.31 |
3.25 |
3.33 |
3.35 |
2.95 |
|
Dairy 8 |
2.91 |
3.22 |
3.18 |
3.44 |
3.40 |
3.42 |
3.30 |
3.28 |
3.34 |
3.57 |
|
Dairy 9 |
3.14 |
3.16 |
3.07 |
3.41 |
3.32 |
3.30 |
3.28 |
3.26 |
3.41 |
3.60 |
|
Dairy 10 |
3.14 |
3.13 |
3.13 |
3.43 |
3.42 |
3.31 |
3.30 |
3.26 |
3.43 |
— |
Average % of Added Water
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
|
|
Dairy 1 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 2 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 3 |
.85 |
2.14 |
2.16 |
1.79 |
0.14 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 4 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 5 |
1.92 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
1.30 |
Nil |
.72 |
.54 |
1.46 |
|
Dairy 6 |
0.58 |
0.32 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
0.74 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 7 |
1.87 |
0.86 |
1.14 |
Nil |
3.18 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 8 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 9 |
Nil |
Nil |
0.13 |
Nil |
0.34 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
Dairy 10 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |