Poultry meat consumption and consumer trends in Turkey
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2012Author
Durmuş, İsmail
Mızrak, Cengizhan
Kamanlı, Serdar
Erdoğan Demirtaş, Şahnur
Kalebaşı, Süleyman
Karademir, Ender
Doğu, Murat
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This study was conducted by Poultry Research Institute to determine the poultry meat consumption and
consumer trends in Turkey. With this aim questionnaire forms composed of 26 questions were
prepared. This questionnaire study was conducted with 2.241 families, which represent the consumer
profile of Turkey, supplied by Turkish Statistical Institute. Data obtained from the questionnaire were
evaluated by using SPSS programme (SPSS 17). 98.26% of the participants were determined to consume
poultry meat. Yearly poultry meat consumption was found as 16.67 kg although it differed between
regions. There was a positive correlation (r=0.222) between the people income level and the poultry
meat consumption. 44.55% of the families prefered whole poultry meat carcass. Expiration date was
taken into consideration by the 67.35% of the participants. Boiling was preferred by consumers as a
cooking method with a rate of 44.73%. Halal slaughter has been considered important by 68.08% of
people and these persons mentioned that it should be signified on the package. Avian influenza disease
affected consumption negatively with a rate of 41.01%. 67.11% of the participants believing that the
poultry meat production is not inspected adequately. As a result of the research, it was understood that
poultry meat and products were widely consumed in different ways in Turkey
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