A Study on The Production and Consumption of Milk and Some Egyptian Dairy Products[electronic resource].

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Dairy contributes some 31 % of total agriculture production in Egypt and supplies 34% of human consumption of proteins Egyptian production covers about two thirds of total consumption, which is based mainly on cheese. Most of cheese production is manufactured by small unlicensed factories (about 5000 factories in rural areas) from unpasteurized milk using pnmitive methods, despite the new standard which prohibits the production of cheese from unpasteurized milk. The aim of this investigation was to indicate the development of dairy production and consumption during ten years from 1995 to 2005 in Egypt The oata showed that the total milk production increased from 2 732 million tones In 1995 to 5.255 million tones in 2003, then decreased by 21.92% in year 2005 as compared with 2003 level Mean per capita milk consumption was 47.2 kg in 1995, Increased to 75.8 kg In 2003 White cheese production was estimated at 289000 tonnes in 1999, increased to 351000 tonnes in 2003 White cheese production, both commercial and home made, makes up about 75% of the cheese produced and consumed in Egypt Quantity of produced hard cheese was 10000 tonnes in 1999 reduced to 2000 tonnes in 2003 Quantities of heat treated milk, zabady and Ice-cream produced in 2001 were estimated at 58086, 70463 and 44813 tonnes, respectively.

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