Marescotti Maria Elena, Demartini Eugenio, Gibbert Michael, Viganò Roberto, Gaviglio Anna
Department of Veterinary Science for Health, Animal Production and Food Safety, University of Milano, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, LO, Italy.
Institute of Marketing and Communication Management, Università della Svizzera italiana, Via G. Buffi 13, CH-6900 Lugano, Switzerland.
Foods. 2021 Jan 16;10(1):174. doi: 10.3390/foods10010174.
The growing body of literature concerning the hunted wild game meat (HWGM) supply chain is mainly focused on the final consumer, while little is known about upstream production processes. Even though the hunter plays a central role here, it is not well understood how hunters themselves perceive their role in the various phases of the production process. The present study explores Italian hunters' perception of the HWGM supply chain and compares it to their perception towards the conventional farmed meat supply chain. We distinguish several phases of this production process and find that the final phase related to on-site game dressing is considered problematic, perhaps because hunters perceive themselves as less skilled than professional butchers. The results, in fact, show that hunters prefer hunted products over farmed meat, but that they consider hunted wild boar meat less safe compared to farmed pork. Findings from this study provide a rare glimpse from the inside of the supply chain and reveals the needs for a broad risk assessment analysis on the Italian game meat supply chain. Considering the development of the Italian emerging market of the HWGM, our results also highlight the relevance of training activities on hunters in order to increase the safety and quality of the final product.
关于猎捕野生动物肉（HWGM）供应链的文献越来越多，主要集中在终端消费者，而对上游生产过程却知之甚少。尽管猎人在这一过程中起着核心作用，但人们并不清楚猎人自身如何看待他们在生产过程各阶段中的角色。本研究探讨了意大利猎人对HWGM供应链的认知，并将其与他们对传统养殖肉类供应链的认知进行比较。我们区分了这一生产过程的几个阶段，发现与现场处理猎物相关的最后阶段被认为存在问题，这可能是因为猎人觉得自己不如专业屠夫熟练。事实上，结果表明猎人更喜欢猎捕的产品而非养殖肉类，但他们认为与养殖猪肉相比，猎捕的野猪肉安全性较低。本研究结果为供应链内部提供了难得一见的视角，并揭示了对意大利野味肉供应链进行广泛风险评估分析的必要性。考虑到意大利HWGM新兴市场的发展，我们的结果还凸显了对猎人进行培训活动的重要性，以提高最终产品的安全性和质量。
