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Beef Consumption Investigation and Analysis from Yining City of Xinjiang

HUDABAIERDI Baihedikailidi1,2, FENG Wen2, LIU Chao3, HUANG Xi-xia4, YU Ying2   

  1. 1. Department of Animal Science, Yili Vocational and Technical College, Yili 835000, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    3. College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
    4. College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China
  • Received:2014-07-30 Online:2015-02-20 Published:2015-02-13

Abstract: The Muslims in Yining of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region comprise more than half of the population,as a result,the local people need a larger amount of beef compared to the other places.To understand the status of beef consumptions of the local people in Yining city,and to promote the development of livestock husbandry in the minority frontier,we had conducted a consumer random sampling survey (more than one thousand respondents) and analysis on beef consumption in five urban areas with a dense population in Yining city.The results showed that the main local family's meat consumptions in the city were beef and mutton,which hold 43% and 29% of the total meat consumption,respectively.The most concerned factors were meat quality,safety and price when the consumers buying beef.The accepted highest purchasing price for beef was related to the consumers'age and family income.The investigation and analysis suggested that Yining city had a huge beef consumption market and a great development prospect on beef cattle,which could be a useful reference for the development of beef market on similar regions.

Key words: Yining city in Xinjiang; beef consumption; food safety; investigation and analysis

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