Dry-cured Iberian pork products have long been a traditional and highly appreciated delicacy in Spain, and because of their excellent sensorial and nutritional qualities, their market is now growing rapidly worldwide. They are usually marketed in a whole-piece format or sliced in vacuum-packed trays, but both of these formats present problems for the consumer (difficulty of slicing the whole piece, loss of sensory properties once the vacuum-packed tray is opened . . .). This paper uses conjoint analysis to examine a new packaging format (called "slice slab") for dry-cured meat products that aims to overcome these problems. The product selected for analysis was Iberian dry-cured ham, as it is the most frequently consumed Iberian pork product. Data were collected by means of a survey conducted with 320 Spanish consumers from January to May 2010. Overall, the consumers preferred Iberian mast-fed ham, conventionally sliced and at the lowest price (5 €/ 100 g). Three well-defined preference-based clusters were identified: traditional consumers (n = 114), price-insensitive consumers (n = 113) and innovative consumers (n = 93). Analysis of the clusters indicated that sliced slab ham may be an interesting alternative for the most innovative consumers, who are willing to pay a premium for this packaging format. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONSThis study has presented a methodological guideline to analyze the importance of packaging in shaping consumers' preferences. In this context, the use of conjoint analysis may have a great potential for testing and evaluating both the acceptance and the economic feasibility of new packaging formats in the food market. Its results can also be used for a preference-based segmentation, which would allow target markets to be identified in which consumers' willingness-to-pay can be evaluated beforehand.The present work may therefore constitute a starting point in the search for new forms of presentation for both cured meat products and other foodstuffs that will be well accepted by the consumer. In particular, it opens the way for further research into sensory analysis in the context of testing and improving in the presentation of new foodstuff formats.
The conceptual structure of the field of Animal Science (AS) research is examined by means of a longitudinal science mapping analysis. The whole of the AS research field is analysed, revealing its conceptual evolution. To this end, an automatic approach to detecting and visualizing hidden themes or topics and their evolution across a consecutive span of years was applied to AS publications of the JCR category 'Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science' during the period 1945-2011. This automatic approach was based on a coword analysis and combines performance analysis and science mapping. To observe the conceptual evolution of AS, six consecutive periods were defined: 1945-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-2005 and 2006-2011. Research in AS was identified as having focused on ten main thematic areas: ANIMAL-FEEDING, SMALL-RUMINANTS, ANIMAL-REPRODUCTION, DAIRY-PRODUCTION, MEAT-QUALITY, SWINE-PRODUCTION, GENETICS-AND-ANIMAL-BREEDING, POULTRY, ANIMAL-WELFARE and GROWTH-FACTORS-AND-FATTY-ACIDS. The results show how genomic studies gain in weight and integrate with other thematic areas. The whole of AS research has become oriented towards an overall framework in which animal welfare, sustainable management and human health play a major role. All this would affect the future structure and management of livestock farming.
This paper explores the perceptions of Spanish consumers on the use of natural antioxidants and healthy fatty acids in novel formulations of lamb burgers to improve their nutritional content and shelf life. Focus groups have been used to obtain information on burger consumption and purchase, as well as on the opinions about the use of natural ingredients. Results highlight the importance consumers place on the presence of ingredients that help improve product quality, and their acceptance to pay a premium. The use of cherry or pecan nut is a valid option, provided that consumer trust is promoted through adequate information policies.
Indicadores productivos. Ovino de carne. España. Análisis técnico-económico. resUMenLas explotaciones ovinas en el SO de España se han visto sometidas en los últimos años a distintas presiones, tanto comerciales por los cambios de consumo como políticas por las diversas reformas de la Política Agraria Comunitaria, que se han traducido en procesos de abandono de la actividad o de intensificación para aquellos ganaderos que se han mantenido en el sector. Estos sistemas, no obstante, son enormemente frágiles, además de tener un papel fundamental en la provisión de servicios ambientales. En este contexto se ha estudiado una muestra de 101 explotaciones ovinas pertenecientes a cooperativas y localizadas en el SO de España analizando indicadores de gestión técnica y económica. Se observa que la integración de las explotaciones en estructuras cooperativas puede mejorar las explotaciones y asegurar la persistencia de las mismas gracias a la provisión de servicios adicionales al ganadero, a la generación de valor añadido y a la estabilidad en los precios percibidos. Sheep farms in SW Spain have been exposed to various pressures derived from changes in the consumption patterns and policy changes linked to several reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy in the last years, which has translated into the abandonment of the farm activity or the intensification process for those farms which have continued in the sector. These systems, however, are extremely fragile, as well as they have a key role in providing environmental services. In this context, we have analyzed a sample of 101 sheep farms belonging to cooperatives and located in Spain SW. Technical and economic indicators related to farm management have been studied. It is noted that the integration of farms into cooperatives can improve farm structure and ensure their persistence, due to the provision of additional services to the farmer, the generation of an added value and an increased price stability. INTRODUCCIÓNEl ovino en España se cría principalmente en sistemas extensivos o semi-extensivos asociado a la explotación de razas autóctonas debido a su buena adaptación a las condiciones ambientales adversas. Es frecuente el aprovechamiento por el ovino de las tierras de pastoreo, así como de diferentes cultivos forrajeros y de cereales de secano.En el centro oeste peninsular, la producción ovina está basada fundamentalmente en un sistema de explotación extensivo, generalmente asociado a zonas poco aprovechadas por el ganado porcino y bovino, siendo frecuente su ubicación en suelos pobres y con escasa o nula presencia de arbolado, como las dehesas poco arboladas y los pastizales de secano. Estas explotaciones en su mayoría se encuentran especializadas en la producción cárnica.El peso del ovino en Extremadura es significativo, con un censo de 3,4 millones de cabezas, lo que representa el 20,7% del censo a nivel nacional (MAGRAMA, 2014). Las sucesivas reformas de la PAC y los continuos cambios en el mercado han conducido a una disminución de la rentabilidad de las expl...
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