Effect of organic poultry purchase frequency on consumer attitudes toward organic poultry meat

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Van Loo, Ellen ^a   Caputo, Vincenzina ^b   Nayga Jr , Rodolfo M ^a   Meullenet, Jean Francois ^a   Crandall, Philip G ^a   Ricke, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumer; Consumer attitudes; Organic chicken; Organic food; Organic meat; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIC FOOD; POULTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TASTE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ARKANSAS; ATTITUDE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FOOD, ORGANIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; POULTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957159701     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01775.x     Document Type: Article

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