EVALUATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF CONTRASTED PIG FARMING SYSTEMS: DEVELOPMENT OF A MARKET CONFORMITY TOOL FOR PORK PRODUCTS BASED ON TECHNOLOGICAL QUALITY TRAITS

Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: development of a market conformity tool for pork products based on technological quality traits

A market conformity tool, based on technological meat quality parameters, was developed within the Q-PorkChains project, to be included in a global sustainability evaluation of pig farming systems.The specific objective of the market conformity tool was to define a scoring system based on the suitability of meat to elaborate the main pork products,

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Development of active packaging films utilized natural colorants derived from plants and their diverse applications in protein-rich food products

With the increasing demand for environmentally friendly, safe, preservative and intelligent food packaging, there is a growing trend towards using plant-derived natural colorants that posses green, non-toxic, antioxidant, antibacterial, and pH-sensitive properties.As a result, the development of active intelligent packaging fleshlight automatique f

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Testing plants for resistance to Oak root fungus

WHETHER IT IS CALLED oak root fungus, shoestring fungus, or mushroom root rot fungus, Armillaria alphaville clothing mellea in soils can be destructive in orchards, vineyards, and home gardens.The fungus attacks over 600 species of plants and though it usually attacks woody plants, it may also attack certain herbaceous plants including dahlia, rhub

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