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This study was supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (RTA2012-0023-C03). B. Panea, M. J. Alcalde, and G. Ripoll are members of the MARCAME network, funded by CYTED (ref. 116RT0503).

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Web-based survey of consumer preferences for the visual appearance of meat from suckling kids

Publicated to:Italian Journal Of Animal Science. 18 (1): 1284-1293 - 2019-01-02 18(1), DOI: 10.1080/1828051X.2019.1649990

Authors: Ripoll, Guillermo; Alcalde, Maria J; Arguello, Anastasio; Panea, Begona

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Univ Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Dept Prod Anim, Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain - Author
Univ Seville, Dept Ciencias Agroforestales, Seville, Spain - Author
Univ Zaragoza, Unidad Prod & Sanidad Anim, IA2 CITA, Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon, Zaragoza, Spain - Author

Abstract

Most suckling kids are raised on farms oriented toward cheese production, and many goat farmers' rear kids with milk replacers. The aim of the current study was to investigate the consumer preferences for the visual appearance of meat from suckling kids reared with milk replacers or natural milk. Meat colour was the major criterion used to select meat. The meat of Cabra del Guadarrama reared with milk replacers was preferred by 72% of consumers and had a preferred lightness and hue angle. The rearing system did not influence preference through the time of display. Web-based surveys provided similar information to information recorded with live surveys using actual products instead of pictures. Meat colour appears to be a recurring intrinsic cue to assess consumer preference. In general, consumers preferred meat of light suckling kids reared on milk replacers because this meat had a high lightness and hue angle as well as a low chroma.

Keywords

AttitudesBeefCarcassChoiceClassificationColourGoat milkMilk replacerMusclesQuality attributesRearing systemSlaughterTraitsVeal colorVisual appraisal

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Italian Journal Of Animal Science due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position 14/63, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.36. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 1.55 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 4.38 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-13, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 18
  • Scopus: 18
  • Google Scholar: 10

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-13:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 32.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 33 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Ripoll García, Guillermo) and Last Author (Panea Doblado, Begoña).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Ripoll García, Guillermo.