Japan-Australia Beef Exchange program study grant for innovative future of red meat industry - 2016
MLA fosters industry partnerships between Japan and Australia through initiatives such as the Japan-Australia Beef Exchange program.
| Project start date: | 19 June 2016 |
| Project end date: | 29 June 2017 |
| Publication date: | 08 September 2022 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grain-fed Cattle, Grass-fed Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Lamb |
| Relevant regions: | National |
Summary
The Japan-Australia Beef Exchange program is to support the exchange of young professionals between Japan and Australia so as to build bi-lateral partnerships between future industry leaders.
Objectives
- Initiate MSA beef R&D with Japanese colleagues.
- To compare the consumer responses of Japanese and Australian consumers to beef.
- Work with Australian exporters and Japanese importers to underpin marketing.
- Work with Japanese beef industry to design beef sensory experiments to understand the response of Japanese consumers to leaner beef cuts and alternative dry aging methodologies.
- Further the understanding of the association between muscle type, human nutritional value (Fe, Zn) and eating quality in beef and lamb.
- Improve industry knowledge and linkage between scientists servicing the Australian and Japanese beef industries.
- Establish international link between young staff members and expose them to the beef industry value chain.
Benefits to industry
Support the exchange of young professionals between Japan and Australia so as to build bi-lateral partnerships between future industry leaders.
