Beef consumption and consumers knowledge on meat quality in Maroua in the Far North of Cameroon

Ronald Romuald Bebey Ngom Vougat*; Steven Chouto; Harquin Simplice Foyet; Rebecca Garabed; Roland Ziebe; AndrÃ© Pagnah Zoli

doi:10.5897/AJFS2016.1455

African Journal of
Food Science

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0794
DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
Start Year: 2007
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Beef consumption and consumerâ€™s knowledge on meat quality in Maroua in the Far North of Cameroon

Ronald Romuald Bebey Ngom Vougat*

Ronald Romuald Bebey Ngom Vougat*
Department of Agriculture, Livestock and By-Products, The Higher Institute of Sahel, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
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Steven Chouto

Steven Chouto
Department of Geography, The Higher Teachers Training College, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon.
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Harquin Simplice Foyet

Harquin Simplice Foyet
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon.
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Rebecca Garabed

Rebecca Garabed
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, OH, USA.
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Roland Ziebe

Roland Ziebe
Department of Agriculture, Livestock and By-Products, The Higher Institute of Sahel, University of Maroua, Cameroon.
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AndrÃ© Pagnah Zoli

AndrÃ© Pagnah Zoli
School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, University of NgaoundÃ©rÃ©, Cameroon.
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Article Number - 8D67E7059365
Vol.10(8), pp. 122-131 , August 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJFS2016.1455

Received: 20 April 2016
Accepted: 26 May 2016
Published: 31 August 2016

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