Studies on nutritional value of pasture raised meat and poultry

Transparency and truth are important to us at Chapel Ford Farm. Here are the studies we use to base our claims on the value of our products for your nutrition.
  • Almasi, A., Andrassyne, B. G., Milisits, G., Kustosne, P., & Suto, Z. (2015). Effects of different rearing systems on muscle and meat quality traits of slow- and medium-growing male chickens. British Poultry Science, 56(3), 320–324. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2015.1016478
  • Bartlett, J. R. (2015). Comparing the Effects of Conventional and Pastured Poultry Production Systems on Broiler Performance and Meat Quality. Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2(1), 29–36. http://jalsnet.com/journals/Vol_2_No_1_June_2015/5.pdf
  • Boz, M. A., Sar?ca, M., & Yamak, U. S. (2016). Production traits of artificially and naturally hatched geese in intensive and free-range systems – II: slaughter, carcass and meat quality traits. British Poultry Science, 58(2), 166–176. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2016.1261998
  • Chen, X., Jiang, W., Tan, H., Xu, G., Zhang, X., Wei, S., & Wang, X. (2013). Effects of outdoor access on growth performance, carcass composition, and meat characteristics of broiler chickens. Poultry Science, 92(2), 435–443. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.2012-02360
  • dal Bosco, A., Mugnai, C., Mattioli, S., Rosati, A., Ruggeri, S., Ranucci, D., & Castellini, C. (2016). Transfer of bioactive compounds from pasture to meat in organic free-range chickens. Poultry Science, 95(10), 2464–2471. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pev383
  • Dalziel, C. J., Kliem, K. E., & Givens, D. I. (2015). Fat and fatty acid composition of cooked meat from UK retail chickens labelled as from organic and non-organic production systems. Food Chemistry, 179, 103–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.01.118
  • Geldenhuys, G., Muller, N., & Hoffman, L. C. (2016). The influence of season on the sensory profile of Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) meat. Poultry Science, 95(9), 2174–2185. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pew135
  • Jaturasitha, S., Chaiwang, N., Kayan, A., & Kreuzer, M. (2016). Nutritional strategies to improve the lipid composition of meat, with emphasis on Thailand and Asia. Meat Science, 120, 157–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.04.014
  • Jiang, S., Gou, Z., Li, L., Lin, X., & Jiang, Z. (2017). Growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality of yellow-feathered broilers fed graded levels of alfalfa meal with or without wheat. Animal Science Journal, 89(3), 561–569. https://doi.org/10.1111/asj.12968
  • Kim, H. J., Kim, H. J., Jeon, J., Nam, K. C., Shim, K. S., Jung, J. H., Kim, K. S., Choi, Y., Kim, S. H., & Jang, A. (2020). Comparison of the quality characteristics of chicken breast meat from conventional and animal welfare farms under refrigerated storage. Poultry Science, 99(3), 1788–1796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2019.12.009
  • Koçer, B., Bozkurt, M., Ege, G., Tüzün, A. E., Konak, R., & Olgun, O. (2018). Effects of a meal feeding regimen and the availability of fresh alfalfa on growth performance and meat and bone quality of broiler genotypes. British Poultry Science, 59(3), 318–329. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2018.1440378
  • Mikulski, D., Celej, J., Jankowski, J., Majewska, T., & Mikulska, M. (2011). Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Slower-growing and Fast-growing Chickens Raised with and without Outdoor Access. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 24(10), 1407–1416. https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2011.11038
  • Mili?evi?, D., Vrani?, D., Maši?, Z., Parunovi?, N., Trbovi?, D., Nedeljkovi?-Trailovi?, J., & Petrovi?, Z. (2014). The role of total fats, saturated/unsaturated fatty acids and cholesterol content in chicken meat as cardiovascular risk factors. Lipids in Health and Disease, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-511x-13-42
  • Popova, Teodora; Petkov, Evgeni; Ignatova, Maya. Fatty acid composition of breast meat in two lines of slow-growing chickens reared conventionally or on pasture. Food Science and Applied Biotechnology, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 70-76, mar. 2018. ISSN 2603-3380. https://doi.org/10.30721/fsab2018.v1.i1.7.
  • Robertson, J., M. S. Vipond, D. Tapsfield, and J. P. Greaves. 1966. Studies on the composition of feed: Some differences in the composition of broiler and free range chickens. Br. J. Nutr. 20: 675-687
  • Sales, J. (2014). Effects of access to pasture on performance, carcass composition, and meat quality in broilers: A meta-analysis. Poultry Science, 93(6), 1523–1533. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.2013-03499
  • Song, Y., Li, Y., Zheng, S., Dai, W., Shen, X., Zhang, Y., Zhao, W., Chang, G., Xu, Q., & Chen, G. (2017). Effects of forage feeding versus grain feeding on the growth performance and meat quality of Yangzhou geese. British Poultry Science, 58(4), 397–401. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071668.2017.1307942
  • Sossidou, E., dal Bosco, A., Castellini, C., & Grashorn, M. (2015). Effects of pasture management on poultry welfare and meat quality in organic poultry production systems. World’s Poultry Science Journal, 71(2), 375–384. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0043933915000379
  • ?rednicka-Tober, D., Bara?ski, M., Seal, C., Sanderson, R., Benbrook, C., Steinshamn, H., Gromadzka-Ostrowska, J., Rembia?kowska, E., Skwar?o-So?ta, K., Eyre, M., Cozzi, G., Krogh Larsen, M., Jordon, T., Niggli, U., Sakowski, T., Calder, P. C., Burdge, G. C., Sotiraki, S., Stefanakis, A., . . . Leifert, C. (2016). Composition differences between organic and conventional meat: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(6), 994–1011. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114515005073
  • Stadig, L. M., Rodenburg, T. B., Reubens, B., Aerts, J., Duquenne, B., & Tuyttens, F. A. (2016). Effects of free-range access on production parameters and meat quality, composition and taste in slow-growing broiler chickens. Poultry Science, 95(12), 2971–2978. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pew226
  • Tong, H., Cai, J., Lu, J., Wang, Q., Shao, D., & Zou, J. (2015). Effects of outdoor access days on growth performance, carcass yield, meat quality, and lymphoid organ index of a local chicken breed. Poultry Science, 94(6), 1115–1121. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pev032
  • Tong, H., Wang, Q., Lu, J., Zou, J., Chang, L., & Fu, S. (2014). Effect of free-range days on a local chicken breed: Growth performance, carcass yield, meat quality, and lymphoid organ index. Poultry Science, 93(8), 1883–1889. https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.2013-03470
  • Tufarelli, V., Ragni, M., & Laudadio, V. (2018). Feeding Forage in Poultry: A Promising Alternative for the Future of Production Systems. Agriculture, 8(6), 81. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8060081