Consumer choice and suggested price for pork as influenced by its appearance, taste and information concerning country of origin and organic pig production

Meat Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-70

  Dransfield, E ^a   Ngapo, T M ^b   Nielsen, N A ^c   Bredahl, L ^c   Sjoden P O ^d   Magnusson, M ^d   Campo, M M ^e   Nute, G R ^e  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Farm Animal Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT CONTENT; PORK; SALTATION;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; COSTS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MUSCLE; QUALITY CONTROL;

MEATS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 5744236831     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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