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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
A hedonic model of lamb carcass attributes
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| Autores: |
Farrell, Terence C.
Hopkins, David L.
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| Data: |
2007-04-11
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| Ano: |
2007
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| Palavras-chave: |
Hedonic
Lamb
Conformation and meat value
Attributes
Livestock Production/Industries
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| Resumo: |
Lamb carcass value is widely reported to be a function of lean meat yield, which is the relationship between muscle, fat and bone. Five retailers and five wholesalers assessed 47 lamb carcasses from diverse genotypes and scored seven attributes. A hedonic model reveals that conformation attributes were more highly valued (16 c/kg) relative to yield characteristics (4 c/kg). Meat colour and fat distribution were significant for retailers, but less important for wholesalers. Genotype was not a strong indicator of conformation. Eye muscle area and depth were correlated with Fat C; however, these were not significant. These results indicate that carcass conformation, meat colour and fat distribution should be incorporated into carcass grading models.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
25802
http://purl.umn.edu/10389
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society - 2007>2007 Conference (51st), February 13-16, 2007, Queenstown, New Zealand
Conference Paper
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| Formato: |
13
application/pdf
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