Development of beef quality systems as an opportunity for farmers in Poland

The high quality of meat is increasingly more important than its quantity. There is a growing group of consumers who expect meat from animals living in conditions of increased welfare and characterized by specific parameters. A farmer who meets these expectations has a chance for a higher profit. Solutions seen in Australia Jerzy Wierzbicki explains that in Australia the beef quality system that he would like to introduce in Poland has been working for 25 years. Farmers whose meat meets higher quality requirements receive a higher payment for it on the basis of certain standards. He adds that certain quality systems operate in Poland, but these are usually internal solutions of individual meat plants that are not standardized. - We are close to creating a tool that, by appropriately removing carcass parameters, can help meat plants recognize which carcass contains higher quality meat. If we do not control the culinary quality, then in the plants there is rapid ...