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Novel product using a native breed of sheep (Merino da Beira Baixa): smoked lamb

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Summary:Merino breed emerged, in the textile industry renowned for their high-quality wool. This work aims to develop a novel food product. In Castelo Branco the “Merino da Beira Baixa” is part of 3 PDO cheeses and a PGI meat “Amarelo”, “Picante” e “Castelo Branco” and “Borrego da Beira”.The breed has experienced a decline in influence due to plummeting wool prices and an inability to compete with more productive breeds. This work aims to develop a novel food product using a ancestral breed and technique (smoking).
Main Authors:Cristóvão, Mário André Monteiro
Other Authors:Rodrigues, Ana; Silveira, Ana; Baptista, Cátia; Beato, Helena; Vasconcelos, Vanessa; Paulo, Luísa; Pitacas, F.I.; Rodrigues, A.M.; Espírito Santo, Christophe; Brandão, Inês
Subject:Smoked lamb Merino da Beira Baixa
Year:2023
Country:Portugal
Document type:conference output
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Language:English
Origin:Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
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Summary:Merino breed emerged, in the textile industry renowned for their high-quality wool. This work aims to develop a novel food product. In Castelo Branco the “Merino da Beira Baixa” is part of 3 PDO cheeses and a PGI meat “Amarelo”, “Picante” e “Castelo Branco” and “Borrego da Beira”.The breed has experienced a decline in influence due to plummeting wool prices and an inability to compete with more productive breeds. This work aims to develop a novel food product using a ancestral breed and technique (smoking).