Development of innovative strategies for the production of quality horse meat
- Type Grupo operativo
- Status Filled
- Execution 2021 -2023
- Assigned Budget 377.417,61 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía; Asturias, Principado de; Madrid, Comunidad de
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://carnedepotrodecalidad.com/
Description
Development of the growth curve, Understanding consumer perception regarding horse meat, Defining a system for classifying carcasses, Understanding carcass and cutting yields, Developing and validating products.
Objectives
- Improving the value chain of beef equine by highlighting quality foal meat.
- Strategies to improve productivity and profitability of equine meat farms.
- To understand consumer perception regarding horse meat and identify strategies to improve its image.
- Improving knowledge of carcass conformation, meat characteristics and the development of innovative derivatives and products based on horse meat.
Results
- Determination of the population growth curve in foals of the Marismeña breed and the Asturian mountain horse.
- Study of the economic situation of equine livestock breeding farms for meat production in the Marismeño and Asturias regions.
- Study of consumer perception regarding horse meat and identification of strategies to improve its image and consumption.
- Characterization of the carcass and the cutting of the foal: classification of carcasses, development of cutting and preparation of bills of quantities.
- Development of innovative meat derivatives based on horse meat and characterization of culinary treatments for their enhancement.
- Microbiological, nutritional and sensory evaluation of horse meat and meat derivatives.
- Culinary processes developed.
Contact information
mayte@asincar.com
Coordinators
- ASINCAR - ASOCIACIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE INDUSTRIAS CÁRNICAS DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS
- ANIMAL BREEDING CONSULTING SL
- ASOCIACIÓN CRIADORES GANADO EQUINO DE LA MONTAÑA ASTURIANA
- ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE CRIADORES DE GANADO MARISMEÑO
- CÁRNICAS HICOR
- S.L
- CONFEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE DETALLISTAS DE CARNE
Collaborators
- Federación Nacional de Criadores de Equino de Carne
- IKERFEL
- S.A.
Beneficiaries
- ASINCAR - ASOCIACIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN DE INDUSTRIAS CÁRNICAS DEL PRINCIPADO DE ASTURIAS
- ANIMAL BREEDING CONSULTING SL
- ASOCIACIÓN CRIADORES GANADO EQUINO DE LA MONTAÑA ASTURIANA
- ASOCIACIÓN NACIONAL DE CRIADORES DE GANADO MARISMEÑO
- CÁRNICAS HICOR
- S.L
- CONFEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE DETALLISTAS DE CARNE
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