Towards entire male pigs in Europe: A perspective from the Spanish supply chain

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 20-29

  Borrisser Pairo F ^a   Kallas, Z ^b   Panella Riera, N ^a   Avena, M ^c   Ibanez M ^d   Olivares, A ^d   Gil, J M ^b   Oliver, M A ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Edifici ESAB   (Spain)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Boar taint; Butchers; Focus group; Pig castration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CASTRATION; CONSUMER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; PIG; PORK; PURCHASING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPAIN; SURGERY;

EID: 84969256048     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.05.004     Document Type: Article

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