Frontmatec Beef and Lamb Carcase Ink Jet Printing (Stage 1)
| Project start date: | 15 September 2017 |
| Project end date: | 09 January 2018 |
| Publication date: | 21 December 2017 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
The present report describes the possibility of using a DOD7 Ink-jet printer for printing on beef and lamb carcases. Normally, the Ink-jet printer is used for traceability of pork carcases. The use of the printer on beef and lamb primals has not previously been explored.
Right sides of a beef and lamb carcase were used for hot carcase printing and left sides were used for cold carcase printing. Printing was also tested in the abdomical cavity and on cattle skin.
The ink and Ink-jet printer were suitable for printing on both warm and cold beef and lamb carcases. The ink binds to both meat and fat tissue, but the drying time was longer for fat tissue compared to meat. The maximum drying time was 6 min.
Ink-jet printing in the abdominal cavity of lamb was not suitable as the ink did not bind to the tissue and easily smeared upon contact. In beef carcases the position of the print was important as the ink was bound to the tissue when printing occurred on a dry area of the abdominal cavity.
It is not possible to use this ink and Ink-jet printer on cattle skin.
More information
| Project manager: | Darryl Heidke |
| Contact email: | reports@mla.com.au |
| Primary researcher: | Frontmatec |
