Web-based survey of consumer preferences for the visual appearance of meat from suckling kids

Ripoll, Guillermo ; Alcalde, María J. ; Argüello, Anastasio ; Panea, Begoña

Resumen: Most suckling kids are raised on farms oriented toward cheese production, and many goat farmers’ rear kids with milk replacers. The aim of the current study was to investigate the consumer preferences for the visual appearance of meat from suckling kids reared with milk replacers or natural milk. Meat colour was the major criterion used to select meat. The meat of Cabra del Guadarrama reared with milk replacers was preferred by 72% of consumers and had a preferred lightness and hue angle. The rearing system did not influence preference through the time of display. Web-based surveys provided similar information to information recorded with live surveys using actual products instead of pictures. Meat colour appears to be a recurring intrinsic cue to assess consumer preference. In general, consumers preferred meat of light suckling kids reared on milk replacers because this meat had a high lightness and hue angle as well as a low chroma.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1080/1828051X.2019.1649990

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Italian Journal of Animal Science 18, 1 (2019), 1284 - 1293
ISSN: 1594-4077

Factor impacto JCR: 1.805 (2019)

Categ. JCR: VETERINARY SCIENCES rank: 34 / 142 = 0.239 (2019) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE rank: 14 / 63 = 0.222 (2019) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.534 - Animal Science and Zoology (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/INIA-RTA2012-0023-C03

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)