BRIEF COMMUNICATION: Determining sensory panel traits which contribute to the overall liking of New Zealand lamb as assessed by a British sensory panel

摘要

New Zealand is the world's largest exporter of sheep meat with the United Kingdom being the single largest market (Meat & Wool New Zealand, 2009). Hence, the acceptance of sheep meat in international markets is an important economic issue (Prescott etal. 2001). For retail purchasers of meat in the United Kingdom the visual appearance, the eating experience, and their interaction will influence how much the consumer is willing to pay for the product (Savell et al, 1989). To ensure repeat purchases ofhigh quality New Zealand lamb by United Kingdom consumers, it is important that the consumer enjoys the overall eating experience of the product. Attributes of meat that will make it "enjoyable" vary between countries and ethnic backgrounds, particularly in countries where the product is already produced locally (Sanudo et al. 2000). This study used a United Kingdom-based sensory panel to assess the sensory and eating attributes that contributed most to a consumers overall liking of pasture-finished, New Zealand lamb using progeny from selected sires.