What is a Raw Milk?
Raw milk or unpasteurized milk is milk that has not been pasteurized, a process of heating liquid foods to kill pathogens for safe consumption and extending the shelf life.
Where Can I Buy Raw Milk In South Africa?
Kate’s Dairy Farm
Address: 39 Penchartz Rd, Harveston AH, Roodepoort, 2040, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5 pm
Phone: +27 83 267 7167
Weleda Dairy Farm
Address: 16, 25°48’56. 27°41, 2 8th St, Pretoria, 0006, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5 pm
Irene Farm
Address: Nellmapius Rd, Irene, Centurion, 0062, South Africa
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 6 pm
Phone: +27 12 667 4822
Bronberg Dairy
Address: Unnamed, Newlands, Pretoria, 0049, South Africa
Hours: Closes soon ⋅ 4:30 pm ⋅ Opens 7:30 am Thu
Phone: +27 83 272 0113
Is raw milk legal in South Africa?
Raw milk is untreated milk, exactly as it comes from the cow. Such milk has not been heat treated and may carry bacteria that can have serious health risks.
It is illegal to sell raw milk in South Africa unless it is approved by the health authorities. that may be present in raw milk.
How much milk does a cow produce a day in South Africa?
Batch of high-yielding cows
Bosparadys Farm milks 800 cows with an average yield of 30 litres per cow per day but they have a high yielding batch of 250 cows producing 40 litres per day.
The high yielders are milked 3 times per day in the 14/28 herringbone milking parlour while the rest are milked twice per day.