Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference

Animal welfare can be considered an ethical attribute of product quality, but consumers should appreciate its added value. The aim of this study was to evaluate consumer’s acceptability, preference, and the meat and carcass quality of pigs reared with two stress-reducing strategies: supplementation...

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Autores: Casal, Nicolau, Font-i-Furnols, Maria, Gispert, Marina, Manteca, Xavier, Fàbrega, Emma
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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spelling Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preferenceCasal, NicolauFont-i-Furnols, MariaGispert, MarinaManteca, XavierFàbrega, Emma636663/664Animal welfare can be considered an ethical attribute of product quality, but consumers should appreciate its added value. The aim of this study was to evaluate consumer’s acceptability, preference, and the meat and carcass quality of pigs reared with two stress-reducing strategies: supplementation of an herbal compound (HC) containing Valeriana officinalis and Passiflora incarnata, and environmental enrichment (EE) by the provision of hemp ropes, sawdust, and rubber balls. A total of 56 pigs were divided in four treatments in two pens of seven pigs per treatment (2 2 factorial design). Meat and carcass quality were evaluated. Consumer’s acceptability and preference were analysed with a sensory test and a conjoint analysis in 110 consumers. Before slaughter, control pigs (no EE and no HC) presented lower live weight compared with other treatments (p = 0.0009). Although acceptance was the same for all of the treatments, consumers preferred systems aiming to increase pig welfare. The most important factor was production system, with a preference for those improving welfare, followed by feeding system, with a preference for those with natural herbs supplementation. Although price was the least important factor, a segment of consumers showed a clear preference for lower prices. These results suggest that welfare improvements could be appreciated by particular consumer segments.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionMPDIProducció AnimalBenestar AnimalQualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària2018info:eu-repo/semantics/article12http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/392https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8070118reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésAnimalsMINECO/Programa Nacional de Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental/RTA2010-00034-C02-01/ES/Evaluación de la eficiencia productiva, bienestar animal y impacto medio ambiental de una nueva tecnología de alimentación de precisión en porcino/MINECO-FEDER/Programa Nacional de Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental/AGL2011-30598-C03-02/ES/IDENTIFICACION DE MARCADORES POTENCIALES DE ESTRES EN FLUIDOS BIOLOGICOS Y TEJIDOS EN EL CERDO/Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:20.500.12327/3922026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
title Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
spellingShingle Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
Casal, Nicolau
636
663/664
title_short Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
title_full Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
title_fullStr Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
title_full_unstemmed Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
title_sort Effect of environmental enrichment and herbal compounds-supplemented diet on pig carcass, meat quality traits, and consumers’ acceptability and preference
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Casal, Nicolau
Font-i-Furnols, Maria
Gispert, Marina
Manteca, Xavier
Fàbrega, Emma
author Casal, Nicolau
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Font-i-Furnols, Maria
Gispert, Marina
Manteca, Xavier
Fàbrega, Emma
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Gispert, Marina
Manteca, Xavier
Fàbrega, Emma
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Producció Animal
Benestar Animal
Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària
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description Animal welfare can be considered an ethical attribute of product quality, but consumers should appreciate its added value. The aim of this study was to evaluate consumer’s acceptability, preference, and the meat and carcass quality of pigs reared with two stress-reducing strategies: supplementation of an herbal compound (HC) containing Valeriana officinalis and Passiflora incarnata, and environmental enrichment (EE) by the provision of hemp ropes, sawdust, and rubber balls. A total of 56 pigs were divided in four treatments in two pens of seven pigs per treatment (2 2 factorial design). Meat and carcass quality were evaluated. Consumer’s acceptability and preference were analysed with a sensory test and a conjoint analysis in 110 consumers. Before slaughter, control pigs (no EE and no HC) presented lower live weight compared with other treatments (p = 0.0009). Although acceptance was the same for all of the treatments, consumers preferred systems aiming to increase pig welfare. The most important factor was production system, with a preference for those improving welfare, followed by feeding system, with a preference for those with natural herbs supplementation. Although price was the least important factor, a segment of consumers showed a clear preference for lower prices. These results suggest that welfare improvements could be appreciated by particular consumer segments.
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MINECO-FEDER/Programa Nacional de Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental/AGL2011-30598-C03-02/ES/IDENTIFICACION DE MARCADORES POTENCIALES DE ESTRES EN FLUIDOS BIOLOGICOS Y TEJIDOS EN EL CERDO/
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