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Sci. Agrar.Paran. / SAP
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
Profile of pork consumers marketed in the municipality of Grajaú, Maranhao State, Brazil.
Profile of consumers of pork sold in the municipality of Grajaú, State of Maranhão, Brazil
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| Autores: |
Silva, Iran Alves da
Rodrigues, José Murilo Sousa
Borges, Jordane de Oliveira
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| Data: |
2017-10-09
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| Ano: |
2017
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| Palavras-chave: |
Caracterização
Consumo
Qualidade
Suinocultura.
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| Resumo: |
The objective of this study was to characterize the pork consumer profile in the municipality of Grajaú (MA), where, in the second half of 2014, they were interviewed randomly 200 (two hundred) consumers at fairs and supermarkets that municipality. We used questionnaires containing 19 (nineteen) closed questions, in order to identify the population studied aspects related to socio-economic profile, consumer habits, factors affecting the purchase decision, characteristics and attributes related to the consumption. After evaluation of the data by descriptive statistics, one could infer that the consumption of pork in the city in question is still considered relatively low, since only about 21 (10.5%) consumers reported consuming it regularly, fact which seems to be mainly related to misperceptions of consumers towards the quality of this type of meat, among other factors. Among the respondents, 147 (73.5%) say ignore the nutritional value of pork. With regard to public health, it was found that 168 (84%) consumers said they are unaware of the taeniasis/cysticercosis cycle, and 173 (86.5%) respondents exhibited dissatisfaction with the hygiene factors at the time of sale, and 104 ( 52%) voiced concerns about the imminent risk of contracting zoonoses. It was noted also that there are demands regarding the improvement of the quality of the product offered, among them are: breeding and feeding, welfare practices and animal slaughter and processing improvements. It reinforces the need for investments in the agro-industrial sector, sustainable and health, in order to offer a quality product, healthy and economically favorable for consumers.
The objective of this study was to characterize the profile of pork consumers in the municipality of Grajaú Maranhão State, Brazil, where, in the second half of 2014, 200 (two hundred) consumers were interviewed at fairs and supermarkets in that municipality. Questionnaires containing 19 closed questions were used to identify aspects related to socioeconomic profile, consumption habits, factors affecting purchase decision, characteristics and attributes related to consumption. Among the interviewees, 147 (73.5%) said they did not know the nutritional value of pork. With regard to public health, 168 (84%) consumers stated that they did not know about the cycle of teniasis/cysticercosis, and 173 (86.5%) interviewed showed dissatisfaction with the hygienic factors at the time of marketing, and 104 (52%) raised concerns about the imminent risks of zoonoses. It was also observed that there are demands regarding the improvement of the quality of the product offered, among them are: genetic and food breeding, animal welfare practices and improvements in slaughter and processing. The consumption of pork in the municipality in question is still considered relatively low, since only about 21 (10.5%) consumers reported regularly consuming it, a fact that seems to be mainly related to consumers' misperceptions about the quality of this type of meat, among other factors.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Português
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http://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/scientiaagraria/article/view/14203
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| Editor: |
Scientia Agraria Paranaensis
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| Relação: |
http://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/scientiaagraria/article/view/14203/11819
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Scientia Agraria Paranaensis; Vol. 16, No 3 (2017); 309-3013
1983-1471
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| Direitos: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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