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Project

Improving the quality and safety of beef and beef products for the consumer in production and processing

This integrated project, funded by teh Eu Sixth Framework Programme, acronym ProSafeBeef, runs for 5 years, starting 1 march 2007. It aims at reducing contamination in beef and improving the quality, choice and diversity in the beef chain in order to boost consumer trust. UGent involvement relates to consumer issues towards beef safety and quality, and studies on ruminal lipid metabolism.

Date:1 Mar 2007 →  31 Dec 2012
Keywords:quality, safety, consumers, beef, beef production, ruminal lipid metabolism
Disciplines:Agriculture, land and farm management, Applied economics, Marketing, Agricultural animal production, Veterinary medicine