Studying back fat quality while verifying the South African pork classification system

Rita Myburgh, Food Science Division, Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology at the University of the Free State recently completed her Masters degree in Food Science at the University of the Free State with a bursary from the Meat Industry Trust (MIT) and SAPPO. Her studies were supervised by Professor Arno Hugo (from the UFS) and Professor Phillip Strydom and Doctor Michelle Hope-Jones (both from the Agricultural Research Council).
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The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) coordinates industry interventions and collaboratively manages risks in the value chain to enable the sustainability and profitability of pork producers in South Africa.