Aim: To evaluate the hygienic quality of raw chicken meat and raw milk sold in the local markets of Patna with reference to isolation of Salmonella and antibiotic resistance pattern of Salmonella against commonly used antibiotics. Materials and Methods: A total of 370 samples comprising of 228 chicken meat and 142 market milk samples were processed for isolation and serotyping, supplemented wit...

The monopoly power in the duck egg and meat market structure in Tamil Nadu, the fourth largest duck raising zone of India was analysed by means of Concentration Ratio (CR) and Hirschman-Herfindahl Index (H index) and in the absence of monopoly, Bain’s classification was used to identify the prevailing structure of market. Five channels were identified to market eggs, while three for duck meat. ...

A study on the prevalence of common food borne pathogens (Salmonella, Staphylococcus and E. Coli) in chicken meat obtained from wet market in Bangalore under different processing conditions was carried out. Results revealed higher prevalence of Salmonella in the range of 25 to 65 per cent and the level of contamination of meat with Salmonella decreased with increase in sophistication of slaught...

Market segmentation divides the market into small groups of consumers who share similar characteristics. As all consumers within the same group have a common profile, marketing strategies can be adapted to target a specific type of consumer. Owing to the rapid changes in today’s society, consumer lifestyle has become the ideal criterion for market segmentation. In this study, we employed the fo...

A century ago students were exposed to livestock judging and meat judging, though each was taught as an independent entity. Fifty years ago universities started combining subjects involving the evaluation process, whether characteristics involved traits of the live animal or those related to meat value. Universities developed a meat animal evaluation contest (MAEC) that included breeding livest...

the purpose of this study was to determine the socio-economic and intellectual factors affecting the imported meat preferences of consumers and to reveal the personal prioritized preferences of buyers consuming domestic meat and imported meat. the study was carried out in izmir, the third city of turkey, where face-to-face interviews were conducted in 300householdswhose occupants shop at hyperm...

This article reports the results from a series of laboratory auction markets in which consumers bid on meat characteristics. The characteristics examined include meat traceability (i.e., the ability to trace the retail meat back to the farm or animal of origin), transparency (e.g., knowing the meat was produced without added growth hormones, or knowing the animal was humanely treated), and extr...

In the article it was determined that significant changes have taken place in meat market of Ukraine as a result reformation processes country and agricultural sector. The dynamics production general by main types were analyzed. comprehensive analysis balances beef, pork poultry has been carried out. Meat producers are increasing their volumes with decline certain branches animal husbandry, and...