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Changing Australia's trading language has enhanced the implementation of objective carcase measurement technologies
Meat science, Vol.219, 109625
2024
PMID: 39181808
Abstract
In 2016 an Australian project, the Advanced Livestock Measurement Technologies project (ALMTech), was initiated to accelerate the development and implementation of technologies that measure lean meat yield and eating quality. This led to the commercial testing, and implementation of a range of new technologies in the lamb, beef, and pork industries. For measuring lean meat yield %, these technologies included dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, hand-held microwave systems, and 3-D imaging systems. For measuring beef rib-eye traits and intramuscular fat %, both pre- and post-chilling technologies were developed. Post-chilling, a range of camera systems and near infrared spectrophotometers were developed. While pre-chilling, technologies included insertable needle probes, nuclear magnetic resonance, and X-ray systems. Initially these technologies were trained to predict the pre-existing traits already traded upon within industry. However, this approach was limiting because the technologies could measure attributes that were either non-existent in the trading language, were superior as calibrating standards, or more accurately reflected value than the pre-existing trait. Therefore, we introduced IMF% into the trading language for both beef and sheep meat, and carcase lean%, fat%, and bone% for sheep meat. These new technologies and the traits that they predict have delivered multiple benefits. Technology provider-companies are instilled with the confidence to commercialise due to the provision of achievable accreditation standards. Processors have the confidence to invest in these technologies and establish payment grids based upon their measurements. And lastly, it has enhanced data flow into genetic databases, industry data systems (MSA), and as feedback to producers.
Details
- Title
- Changing Australia's trading language has enhanced the implementation of objective carcase measurement technologies
- Authors/Creators
- G E Gardner - Murdoch UniversityH B Calnan - Murdoch UniversityS L Connaughton - Murdoch UniversityS M Stewart - Murdoch UniversityP Mc Gilchrist - University of New EnglandC Steele - University of New EnglandD J Brown - University of New EnglandW S Pitchford - The University of AdelaideD W Pethick - Murdoch UniversityJ Marimuthu - Murdoch UniversityR Apps - Meat & Livestock Australia
- Publication Details
- Meat science, Vol.219, 109625
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd.
- Identifiers
- 991005699870307891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Animal Production and Health; Food Futures Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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