DEXA hot carcass trials continues
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- Jan 04, 2018
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Work is ongoing with DEXA and the calibration studies are underway. Hook tracking is now working well in the Victorian abattoirs – and we expect Bordertown to be operational by late December 2017.
The AMPC project for making a new GR probe, will see two ‘Iceprobes’ delivered by Christmas. Testing will commence in first half of 2018.
The updated lamb value calculator has been released and includes a beta butchers’ version that will be further refined in 2018.
Progress with IMF measurement
Three cameras have arrived from Frontmatec and a meeting is planned with Frontmatec for late December 2017.
The work undertaken by NSW DPI (Steph Fowler) has shown some potential for NIR measurement of IMF in ‘hot’ lamb carcases. The work needs expansion as currently a cut surface is still needed, plus we are seeking a primary manufacturing company to improve the likelihood of success.
Sensory testing update
The USA grass/grain and short vs long aged product is completed. The initial results should be available in February 2018.
Rachel O’Reilly (Murdoch University) has completed the analysis of the China hot pot cooking method sensory responses. This method places 1.6mm slices of lamb and sheep meat from leg/forequarter in boiling water for two minutes. Forequarter were preferred to leg cuts, and lamb was still better than hogget/young mutton. Moreover, there was a positive response to IMF measured in the loin and a negative response to a simple index of muscularity (LMY).
Upcoming meetings
* Lamb Supply Chain group, 13-14 March 2018
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