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MSA

Meat Standards Australia (MSA) is the world's leading eating quality grading and labelling system that identifies beef and sheepmeat eating quality and recommended cooking methods according to consumer tastes.

Below you will find both MSA beef and MSA sheepmeat Tips & Tools- practical and easy to follow information sheets designed to deliver information on how to comply with MSA and the key factors which influence meat eating quality.

MSA beef

Tips & Tools: MSA beef information kit (PDF, 926KB)
This information kit shows you how to comply with the MSA scheme to explaining the key factors which influence meat eating quality. Order a hardcopy 

The MSA information kit includes all the MSA Tips & Tools listed below:

• What is MSA (PDF,81KB)
  
• MSA requirements for handling cattle (PDF, 56KB)
  
• How to supply beef in the MSA system (PDF, 224KB)
  
• The effects of tropical breeds of beef eating quality (PDF, 66KB)
  
• The effect of marbling on beef eating quality (PDF, 84KB)
  
• The effect of pH on beef eating quality (PDF, 122KB)
  
• How MSA beef is graded (PDF, 63KB)
  
• The effect of the pH temperature decline on beef eating quality (PDF, 81KB)
  
• How tenderstretch affects beef eating quality (PDF, 106KB)
  
• How ageing affects beef eating quality (PDF, 161KB)
  
• The effect of cooking on beef eating quality (PDF, 100KB)
  
• Fat distribution and eating quality (PDF, 150KB)
  
• Selling cattle through a MSA saleyard (PDF, 88KB)
  
• The effect of growth promotants on beef eating quality (PDF, 107KB)
  
• Maximising eating quality with tropical breed cattle (PDF, 138KB)

MSA sheepmeat

Tips & Tools: MSA sheepmeat information kit (PDF,1.6MB)
This comprehensive kit contains all MSA sheepmeat Tips & Tools, providing detailed information on sheepmeat eating quality including: MSA standards; the effect of nutrition and growth; MSA requirements for handling sheep; the effect of breed and age; the effect of pH; the effect of hanging methods;and the effect of cut and cooking methods. Order a hardcopy

The MSA sheepmeat information kit includes all the Tips & Tools below:

• What is MSA sheepmeat? (PDF, 174KB)
  
• The effect of nutrition and growth on sheepmeat eating quality (PDF, 129KB)
  
• MSA requirements for handling sheep (PDF, 148KB)
  
• The effect of breed and age on sheepmeat eating quality(PDF, 174 KB)
  
• The effect of pH on sheepmeat eating quality.pdf (PDF, 259KB)
  
• The effect of hanging method on sheepmeat eating quality (PDF, 164KB)
  
• The effect of cut and cooking method on sheepmeat quality (PDF, 159KB)

More information

• You can order a hard copy of the MSA sheepmeat Information Kit which contains all the Tips & Tools listed above via our publications database, or by emailing publications@mla.com.au or calling 1800 675 717