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Foraker BA, Woerner DR, Gredell DA, Legako JF, Tatum JD, Martin JN, Delmore RJ, Heuberger A, Belk KE. Identifying the Influence of Post-Mortem Aging Length and Method on Flavor and Tenderness of Beef Strip Loins. Meat and Muscle Biology 2018. [DOI: 10.22175/rmc2018.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Hasty JD, Pfeifer MM, Eastwood LC, Gredell DA, Gifford CL, Levey JR, Cashman CM, Woerner DR, Martin JN, Delmore RJ, Griffin WB, VanOverbeke DL, Mafi GG, Boykin CA, Hale DS, Kerth CR, Griffin DB, Arnold AN, Savell JW, Pendell DL, Belk KE. National Beef Quality Audit-2016: Phase 1, Face-to-face interviews. Transl Anim Sci 2017; 1:320-332. [PMID: 32704657 PMCID: PMC7205349 DOI: 10.2527/tas2017.0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA) is conducted every 5 yr and was most recently again conducted in 2016. Face-to-face interviews gauged progress in quality associated with live cattle production using procedures first utilized in NBQA 2011. The 2016 NBQA was the first in which interviews concerning fed steers and heifers were combined with an audit of market cow and bull beef. Face-to-face interviews were designed to illicit definitions for beef quality, estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for quality attributes, establish relative importance rankings for important quality factors, and assess images, strengths, weaknesses, potential threats, and shifting trends in the beef industry since the 2011 audit. Individuals making purchasing decisions in 5 market sectors of the steer/heifer and cow/bull beef supply chain were interviewed, including packers (n = 36), retailers (including large and small supermarket companies and warehouse food sales companies; n = 35), food service operators (including quick-serve, full-service, and institutional establishments; n = 29), further processors (n = 64), and peripherally-related government and trade organizations (GTO; n = 30). Face-to-face interviews were conducted between January and November of 2016 using a designed dynamic routing system. Definitions (as described by interviewees) for 7 pre-determined quality factors, including: (1) How and where the cattle were raised, (2) Lean, fat, and bone, (3) Weight and size, (4) Visual characteristics, (5) Food safety, (6) Eating satisfaction, and (7) Cattle genetics were recorded verbatim and categorized into similar responses for analysis. Compared to NBQA-2011, a higher percentage of companies were willing to pay premiums for guaranteed quality attributes, but overall were willing to pay lower average premiums than the companies interviewed in 2011. Food safety had the highest share of preference among all interviewees, generating a double-digit advantage over any other quality factor. The 2 beef industries have an overall positive image among interviewees, and despite lingering weaknesses, product quality continued to be at the forefront of the strengths category for both steer and heifer beef and market cow and bull beef.
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Affiliation(s)
- J D Hasty
- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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- Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078
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- Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078
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- Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523
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Gredell DA, McHenry JH, Woerner DR, Legako JF, Engle TE, Brooks JC, Tatum JD, Belk KE. Characterization of Fresh and Dry-Aged Ground Beef Patties. Meat and Muscle Biology 2017. [DOI: 10.22175/rmc2017.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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