Linking extensive husbandry practices to the intrinsic quality of pork and broiler meat

Project Information

mEATquality

Grant agreement ID: 101000344

DOI

10.3030/101000344

Project closed

EC signature date 15 June 2021

Start date 1 October 2021

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

Total cost

€ 5 994 990,00

EU contribution

€ 5 994 990,00

Coordinated by

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (23)

Updating descriptive sensory evaluation of chicken: proposing new protocols and statistical analysis

Author(s): Claire Siebenmorgen, Marlene Schou Grønbeck, Alexandra Schubert, Jan Gertheiss, Johanna Mörlein
Published in: Poultry Science, Issue 104, 2026, Page(s) 105807, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105807

Can we taste extensiveness? Linking production concepts of extensification factors to the eating quality and consumer liking of chicken breast meat

Author(s): Seren Yigitturk, Marlene Schou Grønbeck, Shai Barbut, Line Ahm Mielby, Birthe Steenberg, Sara Wilhelmina Erasmus
Published in: Poultry Science, Issue 105, 2026, Page(s) 106379, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106379

Effects of modulating space density via the number of pigs in a pen on feeder use and feeder access in the finishing period

Author(s): Mathilde Coutant, Noémie Menard, Lene J. Pedersen, Mona L.V. Larsen
Published in: Livestock Science, Issue 301, 2025, Page(s) 105807, ISSN 1871-1413
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2025.105807

Husbandry practices associated with extensification in European pig production and their effects on pork quality

Author(s): Agnieszka Ludwiczak 1, Małgorzata Kasprowicz-Potocka 2, Anita Zaworska-Zakrzewska 3, Joanna Składanowska-Baryza 4, Vicente Rodriguez-Estevez 5, Santos Sanz-Fernandez 6, Cipriano Diaz-Gaona 7, Paolo Ferrari 8, Lene Juul Pedersen 9, Mariana Y R Couto 10, Isabel Revilla 11, Ewa Sell-Kubiak 12
Published in: Meat Science, 2023, ISSN 0309-1740
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109339

Degree of Breed Purity and Farm Sustainability: Effects on the Quality of Iberian Pork

Author(s): Marta Rodríguez-Fernández, Ana M. Vivar-Quintana, Carolina Reyes-Palomo, Santos Sanz-Fernández, Vicente Rodríguez-Estévez, Isabel Revilla
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 18, 2026, Page(s) 3143, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su18063143

The role of ethical orientation in animal welfare choice behaviour: A segmentation study

Author(s): Anne O. Peschel, Kristina Thomsen, George Tsalis, Klaus G. Grunert
Published in: Food Quality and Preference, Issue 123, 2024, Page(s) 105334, ISSN 0950-3293
Publisher: Pergamon Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105334

Effect of Space Allowance on Pig Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality in Italian Heavy Pigs Reared Under Two Housing Systems

Author(s): Paolo Ferrari, Andrea Bertolini, Anna Garavaldi, Valerio Faeti, Monica Bergamaschi, Cecilia Loffi, Anna Pinna, Roberta Virgili
Published in: Foods, Issue 14, 2025, Page(s) 2817, ISSN 2304-8158
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/foods14162817

From coop to table: How increased welfare conditions shape chicken meat quality

Author(s): Joanna Składanowska-Baryza, Ewa Sell-Kubiak, Patryk Sztandarski, Aneta Jaszczyk, Joanna Marchewka, Agnieszka Ludwiczak
Published in: Poultry Science, Issue 104, 2025, Page(s) 105767, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105767

Economic Resilience in Intensive and Extensive Pig Farming Systems

Author(s): Lorena Giglio, Tine Rousing, Dagmara Łodyga, Carolina Reyes-Palomo, Santos Sanz-Fernández, Chiara Soffiantini, Paolo Ferrari
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 17, 2026, Page(s) 7026, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su17157026

Role of extensification strategies in chicken meat quality

Author(s): Agnieszka Ludwiczak, Patryk Sztandarski, Joanna Składanowska-Baryza, Karolina Szulc, Gabriela Cieleń, Aneta Jaszczyk, Magdalena Solka, Grzegorz Pogorzelski, Jarosław O. Horbańczuk, Joanna Marchewka, Ewa Sell-Kubiak
Published in: Poultry Science, Issue 104, 2025, Page(s) 105717, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105717

Postmortem muscle proteomics reveals breed specific responses to environmental enrichment and broiler meat quality

Author(s): Seren Yigitturk, Ingrid C. de Jong, Sjef Boeren, Martin Alewijn, Shai Barbut, Vincenzo Fogliano, Sara W. Erasmus
Published in: npj Science of Food, Issue 9, 2025, ISSN 2396-8370
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/s41538-025-00530-8

Dietary linseed with apple pomace and milk thistle improves fatty acids profile of pork and its oxidative status

Author(s): M. Kasprowicz-Potocka, A. Zaworska-Zakrzewska, D. Łodyga, A. Ludwiczak, J. Składanowska-Baryza, A. Cieślak, A. Czech, G. Cieleń, M. Muzolf-Panek, E. Sell-Kubiak
Published in: Livestock Science, Issue 302, 2025, Page(s) 105831, ISSN 1871-1413
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2025.105831

Do the Pigs Really Get Out? Blockchain Verification Can Strengthen the Use of Sustainability Attributes in Consumer Food Choice

Author(s): Anne Odile Peschel, Klaus G. Grunert, George Tsalis
Published in: Journal of Sustainability Research, Issue 8, 2026, ISSN 2632-6582
Publisher: Hapres
DOI: 10.20900/jsr20260026

Effects of husbandry practices on Ross 308 and Hubbard chicken hybrids welfare: HUSBANDRY EFFECTS ON BROILER WELFARE.

Author(s): Sztandarski, Patryk; Marchewka, Joanna; Jaszczyk, Aneta; Solka, Magdalena; Michnowska, Hanna; Pogorzelski, Grzegorz; Strzałkowska, Nina; Barłowska, Katarzyna; Damaziak, Krzysztof; Stelmasiak, Adrian; Wójcik, Wojciech; Adamek-Urbańska, Dobrochna; Ludwiczak, Agnieszka; Sell-Kubiak, Ewa; Horbańczuk, Jarosław O.; Kemp, Bas; Spoolder, Hans
Published in: Poultry science, Issue 8, 2025, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.

Space density affects resting location and proximity of fattening pigs at night

Author(s): Mathilde Coutant, Juliette Michel, Lene J. Pedersen, Mona L.V. Larsen
Published in: Livestock Science, Issue 305, 2026, Page(s) 105913, ISSN 1871-1413
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2026.105913

Markers for meat provenance and authenticity with an account of its defining factors and quality characteristics – a review

Author(s): Sara Wilhelmina Erasmus, Muhammad Sohaib, Isabel Revilla, Ana María Vivar‐Quintana, Sophia Jennie Giancoli
Published in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Issue 104, 2024, Page(s) 7027-7084, ISSN 0022-5142
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13492

Effects of single extensification factors on the occurrence of tail and ear biting, pen fouling and stomach ulcers in finisher pigs raised in conventional indoor husbandry

Author(s): M. Coutant, M.S. Hedemann, L.J. Pedersen, M.L.V. Larsen
Published in: Livestock Science, Issue 307, 2026, Page(s) 105934, ISSN 1871-1413
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2026.105934

Validity and reliability of animal-based measures of welfare protocols in finisher pigs

Author(s): Mathilde Coutant, Benjamin H. Rasmussen, Tine Rousing, Lene J. Pedersen, Mona L.V. Larsen
Published in: Livestock Science, Issue 296, 2025, Page(s) 105704, ISSN 1871-1413
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2025.105704

Linking key husbandry factors to the intrinsic quality of broiler meat

Author(s): Joanna Marchewka, Patryk Sztandarski, Magdalena Solka, Helen Louton, Katharina Rath, Lukas Vogt , Elke Rauch, Dionne Ruijter, Ingrid C. de Jong, Jarosław O. Horbańczuk
Published in: Poultry Science, 2023, ISSN 0032-5791
Publisher: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102384

Comparison of Food Safety Hazards in Pigs and Broilers from Intensive and Extensive Production Systems: A Literature Review

Author(s): Rosa A. Safitri, Esther D. van Asselt
Published in: Journal of Food Protection, Issue 87, 2024, Page(s) 100389, ISSN 0362-028X
Publisher: International Association for Food Protection
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100389

The effect of stocking density and enrichment on hair cortisol, hair dehydroepiandrosterone (sulphate) and their ratio in growing-finishing pigs

Author(s): Inonge Reimert, Tanja Peric, Matilde Giombolini, Ewa Sell-Kubiak, Mathilde Coutant, Paolo Ferrari, Anita Zaworska-Zakrzewska, Alberto Prandi, Bas Kemp
Published in: Livestock Science, Issue 303, 2026, Page(s) 105854, ISSN 1871-1413
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2025.105854

Space allowance and dietary fibre shape distinct adaptive proteomic responses in muscle and measurable effects on broiler meat quality

Author(s): Seren Yigitturk, Ingrid C. de Jong, Sjef Boeren, Shai Barbut, Vincenzo Fogliano, Sara W. Erasmus
Published in: Food Chemistry, Issue 513, 2026, Page(s) 148964, ISSN 0308-8146
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.148964

Effects of space allowance, roughage supplement, and enrichment provision on growth, carcass weight and meat quality in conventional indoor pig husbandry

Author(s): Mathilde Coutant, Marlene Schou Grønbeck, Marchen Hviid, Lene J. Pedersen, Mona L.V. Larsen
Published in: Meat Science, Issue 229, 2025, Page(s) 109916, ISSN 0309-1740
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2025.109916