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Target Pork Quality

This series of factsheets is aimed at anybody working to improve pig meat eating quality.

1. Opportunities for improving the quality of pork - This updated Blueprint summarises opportunities for improving the quality of pork
2. The use of pH meters at pork processing plants - This describes the use of pH meters in abattoirs and details the simple inexpensive equipment that is available.
3. Carcase chilling systems and their impact on meat quality - This looks at the current chilling systems in England and their characteristics
4. Ageing and the impact on meat quality -This factsheet discusses the effects of ageing on pork quality attributes and provides recommendations on how to age pork
5. Evaluating pork eating quality - A guide to good practice for taste panels.