Are organic foods safer or healthier than conventional alternatives? A systematic review

C Smith-Spangler, ML Brandeau… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: The health benefits of organic foods are unclear. Purpose: To …

[HTML][HTML] Husbandry practices associated with extensification in European pig production and their effects on pork quality

A Ludwiczak, M Kasprowicz-Potocka… - Meat Science, 2023 - Elsevier
This review has been developed as part of the mEATquality project with the main objective
to examine the types of extensification practices used in European pig husbandry and their …

A comparison of organic and conventionally-produced lamb purchased from three major UK supermarkets: Price, eating quality and fatty acid composition

KM Angood, JD Wood, GR Nute, FM Whittington… - Meat Science, 2008 - Elsevier
Organic and conventional lamb loin chops, labelled as British lamb, were bought from three
major UK supermarket chains (designated A, B and C) in the Bristol area on 10 occasions …

[HTML][HTML] Research trends in outdoor pig production—A review

HS Park, B Min, SH Oh - Asian-Australasian journal of animal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the industrialization of swine production in the late 1900s, swine farms in the United
States, as well as in Europe, have largely become consolidated. Pig farms became larger in …

Impact of organic pig production systems on CO2 emission, C sequestration and nitrate pollution

N Halberg, JE Hermansen, IS Kristensen… - Agronomy for …, 2010 - Springer
Organic rules for grazing and access to outdoor areas in pig production may be met in
different ways, which express compromises between considerations for animal welfare, feed …

Effect of organic and conventional rearing system on the mineral content of pork

Y Zhao, D Wang, S Yang - Meat science, 2016 - Elsevier
Dietary composition and rearing regime largely determine the trace elemental composition
of pigs, and consequently their concentration in animal products. The present study …

The influence of production systems on meat quality, with emphasis on pork

V Olsson, J Pickova - AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 2005 - BioOne
Technological, nutritional, and sensory meat quality may be influenced by multiple
interacting factors before and after slaughter. Reviewing the literature, it can be seen that …

Fatty acid composition and meat quality traits of organically reared Korean native black pigs

DH Kim, PN Seong, SH Cho, JH Kim, JM Lee, C Jo… - Livestock Science, 2009 - Elsevier
Current study investigated the effect of feeding systems (conventional vs organic rearing) on
carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of Musculus longissimus …

Welfare, performance and meat quality of fattening pigs in alternative housing and management systems: a review

S Millet, CPH Moons, MJ Van Oeckel… - Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional husbandry systems for pork production are scrutinized by members of the
general public as well as the scientific community. As a response, alternative forms of pig …

Performance and meat quality of organically versus conventionally fed and housed pigs from weaning till slaughtering

S Millet, K Raes, W Van Den Broeck, S De Smet… - Meat Science, 2005 - Elsevier
The effects of organic nutrition on growth performance, meat and carcass traits in either a
conventional or an organic housing unit from weaning till slaughtering were evaluated in …