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2012 Coordination of Meat Science - Lamb and Beef

Project start date: 01 June 2012
Project end date: 15 December 2012
Publication date: 01 July 2014
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle
Relevant regions: National
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Summary

This report summaries co-ordination activities associated with the management of R&D and adoption of Meat Standards Australia Australia and the Lamb Supply Chain Group. Significant achievements include:

  • Developing the MSA beef 4/5 platform, including re-vamping of carcase sorting concepts to replace boning groups.
  • Awareness and adoption activities for the development of MSA beef and lamb with key processors and retailers.
  • Awareness and adoption activities for the development of lean meat yield measurement in lamb with key processors and retailers.
  • Development of new R&D programs around carcase grading in lamb to facilitate the measurement of lean meat yield and eating quality parameters. 
  • Development of new R&D leading a cuts based MSA grading model for lamb and yearling Merino sheep. 
  • Developing a strong relationship between the Sheep CRC and MLA with APMC.
  • Significant adoption and awareness activities for beef and lamb producers.

More information

Project manager: Alex Ball
Primary researcher: Murdoch University