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U.S. Grass-Fed Beef: Marketing Health Benefits

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  • McCluskey, Jill J.
  • Wahl, Thomas I.
  • Li, Quan
  • Wandschneider, Philip R.

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Grass-fed beef is a product with health benefits that may appeal to health-conscious consumers. This article analyzes the results of a choice experiment to explore the importance of health benefits in the marketing of grass fed beef. Both price and fat and calories have a negative effect on the choice of the product, and higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids have a positive effect. Price is the most important attribute to respondents (39.5%), a low level of fat and calories is the second most important attribute (36.9%), and the level of omega-3 fatty acids is the least important of these factors (23.6%).

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  • McCluskey, Jill J. & Wahl, Thomas I. & Li, Quan & Wandschneider, Philip R., 2005. "U.S. Grass-Fed Beef: Marketing Health Benefits," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 36(3), pages 1-8, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jlofdr:27758
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.27758
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