Phase I of the national beef quality audit-2011: Quantifying willingness-to-pay, best-worst scaling, and current status of quality characteristics in different beef industry marketing sectors

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1907-1919

  Igo, J L ^a,d   VanOverbeke, D L ^b   Woerner, D R ^a   Tatum, J D ^a   Pendell, D L ^a   Vedral, L L ^b   Mafi, G G ^b   Moore, M C ^c   McKeith, R O ^c   Gray, G D ^c   Griffin, D B ^c   Hale, D S ^c   Savell, J W ^c   Belk, K E ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d National Cattlemen's Beef Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Beef quality; Best worst scaling; Market survey; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVINAE; ECONOMICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD QUALITY; MARKETING; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; MARKETING; MEAT; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876208803     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5815     Document Type: Article

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