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| A Survey on the Present Status of Beef Cattle Slaughtering and Processing in China |
| WANG Jia, LU Xiao, ZHANG Yimin, MAO Yanwei, LUO Xin, ZHU Lixian* |
| College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China |
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Abstract China’s beef industry has been growing fast in recent years. However, there is little information about beef cattle slaughtering and processing plants, which will have negative effects on the sustainable development of China’s beef industry. Thus, a nationwide survey was conducted on the present status of 14 leading beef cattle slaughtering and processing plants in the country. Results showed that average annual beef cattle slaughtering capacity in China kept rising during the period from the year 2014 to 2016. Cattle from contracted farmers, social farmers and plants’ own farms accounted for 37.47%, 32.12% and 30.41% of the number of cattle slaughtered, respectively. Chilled beef and frozen beef were the main products of these plants. All the products were primarily distributed to supermarkets and agents.
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2018, Vol. 32 
