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. 2012 Nov;25(11):1634–1640. doi: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12296

Table 5.

Test 1 sensory panel results for pork from three different breed type pigs raised in an outdoor hoop barn at two locations

Location
Breed type
CEFS NCAT BY LBY YY
Overall liking 5.91a 5.84a 5.74a 5.82ab 6.07b
Overall flavor liking 5.94a 5.76a 5.75a 5.83a 5.96a
Juiciness liking 5.88a 5.74a 5.67a 5.68a 6.07b
Texture liking 5.21a 5.19a 5.00a 5.17ab 5.43b
Preference rank 3.41a 3.59a 3.77a 3.50ab 3.23b
*

Data represents 109 consumers. Liking attributes are scored on a 9 point hedonic scale where 1 = dislike extremely and 9 = like extremely. Preference Rank is scored on a 4 point scale where 1 = most preferred and 4 = least preferred.

Locations were North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&TSU) and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS). Breed types were Berkshire×Yorkshire (BY), Large Black×Yorkshire, Tamworth×Yorkshire (TY) and Yorkshire×Yorkshire (YY). Values with different superscripts in rows differ at p<0.05.