Development and evaluation on a RFID-based traceability system for cattle/beef quality safety in China

Food Control

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 314-325

  Feng, Jianying ^a   Fu, Zetian ^a   Wang, Zaiqiong ^a   Xu, Mark ^b   Zhang, Xiaoshuan ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle beef supply chain; PDA; RFID; System evaluation; Traceability system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871664425     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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