asked the Minister for Agriculture the average level of antibiotics detected in the milk supplied by each of the dairies to consumers in the Southern Health Board area in each month from 1 April to 31 October 1983.
Written Answers. - Antibiotics Levels.
463.
The following table sets out (a) the number of samples taken from milk supplied by dairies in the Southern Health Board area in the months April to October 1983 and (b) the number in which antibiotic residues greater than 0.003 per cent were detected.
|
Dairy |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
September |
October |
|||||||
|
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
(a) |
(b) |
|
|
1 |
4 |
—* |
4 |
— |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
2 |
— |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
— |
7 |
— |
4 |
— |
5 |
— |
7 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
3 |
9 |
— |
19 |
— |
6 |
— |
10 |
1 |
16 |
— |
18 |
— |
19 |
— |
|
4 |
4 |
— |
6 |
— |
3 |
1 |
4 |
— |
3 |
— |
6 |
— |
10 |
— |
|
5 |
6 |
— |
3 |
— |
4 |
— |
8 |
— |
4 |
— |
6 |
— |
2 |
— |
|
6 |
8 |
— |
11 |
— |
5 |
— |
8 |
— |
8 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
7 |
— |
|
7 |
6 |
— |
8 |
— |
3 |
— |
7 |
— |
7 |
— |
5 |
— |
6 |
— |
|
8 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
— |
5 |
— |
3 |
— |
4 |
— |
6 |
3 |
|
9 |
3 |
— |
2 |
— |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
2 |
— |
|
10 |
10 |
— |
7 |
— |
10 |
— |
4 |
— |
6 |
— |
9 |
— |
5 |
— |
*— =Nil.