Guest guest Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 does anyone know what the typical butterfat content of jersey milk is? is 3.5% a decent butterfat content? my new source is about 3.5% butterfat, but i'll be getting a lot of cream and probably mixing the cream and milk when i make kefir, which is the only form of milk i drink. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 Hey Suze... 3.5 butterfat for a jersey is the low end of the scale. Good jerseys put out 6.8 or better depending on conditions. 3.5 is the standard holstien fat content, but we have a holstien that is giving 5.9 right now but is strectched out on her lactation. Also the more a cow milks the less her fat content is. See ya Tim jersey butterfat content does anyone know what the typical butterfat content of jersey milk is? is 3.5% a decent butterfat content? my new source is about 3.5% butterfat, but i'll be getting a lot of cream and probably mixing the cream and milk when i make kefir, which is the only form of milk i drink. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 >>>>3.5 butterfat for a jersey is the low end of the scale. Good jerseys put out 6.8 or better depending on conditions. ---->wow...that's a lot! the herd i'm referring to is mostly holsteins with a few jersey's and a few crosses mixed in. i was thinking of just mixing in some cream with the milk to increase the butterfat content. they are on just grass during the warm season and mostly hay in the winter, but may get a few grains here and there. our other option is to go with a farm that feeds 10-12 lbs. of grain daily, but has all jerseys. i don't know what this farm's typical butterfat content is. i guess i should call and ask. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 No, 3.5% is not that great-- it's the legal standard for whole milk if I'm not mistaken. I don't know what typical is, but even holsteins can get over 4%, which I personally consider a minimum (though the milk I'm getting I don't even know the butterfat content, but if I did, and it was under 4%, I'd look for another source, personally). But if the fat is high quality fat, I think that's more important than quantity. Chris In a message dated 9/25/03 12:42:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, s.fisher22@... writes: > > > > does anyone know what the typical butterfat content of jersey milk is? > > is 3.5% a decent butterfat content? my new source is about 3.5% butterfat, > but i'll be getting a lot of cream and probably mixing the cream and milk > when i make kefir, which is the only form of milk i drink. " To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. " --Theodore Roosevelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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