title: The preference of the consumer for pork from homozygous or heterozygous halothane negative animals.
abstract: To evaluate the taste preference of the consumer for meat from homozygous (NN) halothane negative pigs or heterozygous (Nn) halothane negative pigs, a consumer test was conducted at the "Agriflora" exhibition, concerning Flemish agriculture and horticulture, held from 8 to 10 January 1999 in Ghent, Belgium. The carcass quality of both tested genotypes was similar, while acidity, colour and drip loss were inferior and cooking loss and Warner-Bratzler shear force superior for the Nn pigs compared with the NN pigs. One hundred and seventy-one visitors completed the test correctly. No significant difference was found between NN- and Nn-meat for the tastiness scores. These results do suggest that elimination of the halothane gene from the pig population does not guarantee a better eating quality of the meat.
authors: Ministry of Small Enterprises, Traders and Agriculture, Agricultural Research Centre - Ghent, Department Animal Nutrition and Husbandry, Scheldeweg 68, B-9090 Melle-Gontrode, Belgium.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Van Oeckel
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Warnants
authors: C V
authors: CV
authors: Boucqué
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Delputte
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Depuydt