L.MSA.2505 - Carcase competition producer engagement
Did you know that lamb carcase competitions can provide participating producers with expert feedlot and carcase data analysis and identify on-farm practice changes that will improve carcase outcomes and productivity?
| Project start date: | 09 May 2025 |
| Project end date: | 29 December 2025 |
| Publication date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
This project enabled the consultant to support the carcase competition organising team with ongoing feedlot and carcase data analysis as well as the provision of follow-up support for participating producers, through the coordination, development and delivery of online and face-to-face workshops as well as a processing plant tour.
Objectives
Facilitate ongoing data analysis:
• support ongoing feedlot and carcase data analysis and support for participating producers.
Organisation, communication and facilitation of online activities with participating producers in the LambEx carcase competition.
Processing plant tour and workshop:
• organisation, communication and facilitation of face-to-face meeting
• session plan development, communications with producers to present their data before the session and follow-up emails/resources from workshop
• the aim of the workshop will be to identify on-farm practices to improve carcase and overall productivity outcomes.
Key findings
This project provides a framework that future industry carcase competition organising committees can use, as it provides methodology, learnings and feedback from producers involved in the competition.
Benefits to industry
The interactive workshops helped producers understand their carcase results and identify on-farm practice changes to improve carcase outcomes and productivity. Individual presentations in the workshop allowed peer-to-peer learning.
MLA action
Publish report on MLA website.
Future research
Future research and development should continue to work with processors to overcome the issues associated with inaccurate (hook) tracking of carcases from slaughter through to the grading station, as well as the development of automated objective carcase measurement technologies that can operate at commercial processing chain speeds. This is the main barrier preventing processors from delivering enhanced individual carcase data, including an MSA Index, to producers.
More information
| Project manager: | David Packer |
| Contact email: | Reports@mla.com.au |
| Primary researcher: | Scotglade Pastoral Trust |
