The construction of a sheepmeat eating quality prediction model for Australian lamb

The authors would like to thank the Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation, supported by the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centre Program, and Meat and Livestock Australia for funding. The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of staff and resources provided at the research sites of the Meat Livestock Australia Resource Flock: Kirby, University of New England, Katanning WA Department of Primary Industry & Regional Development (Sheep Industry Business Innovation) and Murdoch University. The authors also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Dr. Rod Polkinghorne, whose practical support with the eating quality sessions was invaluable, and the technical teams at University of New England and Murdoch University for collections of the data and running sessions. The authors also wish to thank the many participants of the consumer sessions.