Consumer's purchasing intention for lamb meat affected by country of origin, feeding system and meat price: A conjoint study in Spain, France and United Kingdom

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 443-451

  Font i Furnols, M ^a   Realini, C ^a   Montossi, F ^b   Sanudo C ^c   Campo, M M ^c   Oliver, M A ^a   Nute, G R ^d   Guerrero, L ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Conjoint analysis; Consumer; Country of origin; Feeding system; Gender; Lamb; Price

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953722505     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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