Beef Customer Satisfaction: Factors affecting consumer evaluations of clod steaks

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 401-408

  Goodson, K J ^a,b   Morgan, W W ^a,b   Reagan, J O ^a,c   Gwartney, B L ^a,c   Courington, S M ^a,d   Wise, J W ^a,e   Savell, J W ^a,f  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bldg A ^*  (United States)

^c National Cattlemen's Beef Association   (United States)

^d Wirthlin Worldwide   (United States)

^e Agricultural Marketing Service   (United States)

^f 2471 TAMU   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Consumer Preference; Market Research; Meat Grades

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; COOKING; ECONOMICS; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICAGO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COOKERY; DATA COLLECTION; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MEAT; PHILADELPHIA; TASTE;

EID: 0036479990     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.802401x     Document Type: Article

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