Industrial partners wanted for innovation in the pork production chain
The project Q-PorkChains stands for quality of pork and pork products for consumer. For pilot and demonstration activities new industrial partners will be integrated via a competitive call during the first half of 2009 for implementation of promising innovative concepts. Companies are invited to propose their ideas and objectives for new pilot or demonstration activities (March till May 2009). Further information regarding the call can be found here: www.q-porkchains-industry.org/call.html. You are welcome to contact our Q-PorkChains liaison office (www.q-porkchains-industry.org/office.html).
– 975.000 Euro out of EU funding available
Sustainability
aspects in pig production (innovative pig production system based on integrated
sustainability criteria or sustainable breeding strategies)
Development
of biological markers for meat quality
Development
of non invasive on line evaluation of the total and intramuscular fat content
in green hams and loins
Regional
pork chain concepts for local food in European niche markets
Implementation
of cold chain management systems to improve quality and safety of pork products
Validation
of life cycle assessment tools
Implementation
of drying technologies for salt reduced dry-cured meat products to improve
quality and health
Implementation
of certification systems to guarantee the conformity with quality standards /
labelled products
Benchmarking
and demonstration of a centralised data register model for animal health
management data
Q-PorkChains is so far the largest EU research project
in the field of pork quality financed by EU 6th Framework Programme. The
international Q-PorkChains network consists of business and science actors and
is coordinated by Professor Anders H. Karlsson (University of Copenhagen, Denmark).
Project partners are from the areas of market research, animal production, meat
science, molecular genetics, quality management and agricultural economy. The
subprojects reflect all facets of the pork value chain.
For further information about Q-PorkChains please visit
www.q-porkchains.org
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