Benchmarking value in the pork supply chain: Characterization of US pork in the retail marketplace

Meat Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 451-463

  Wright, L I ^a   Scanga, J A ^a   Belk, K E ^a   Engle, T E ^a   Tatum, J D ^a   Person, R C ^b   McKenna, D R ^b   Griffin, D B ^b   McKeith, F K ^c   Savell, J W ^b   Smith, G C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacon; Ham; Loin chops; Pork quality; Retail prices; Retail survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844507811     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.04.024     Document Type: Article

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