THE red meat industry could soon have a new tool to predict lean meat yield, with the development of a microwave scanner.
Murdoch University’s Advanced Livestock Measurement Technologies program (ALMTech) is applying microwave technology to enhance genetic selection, improve carcase feedback and optimise beef and lamb carcases to meet market specifications.
“Using this device to measure fat and tissue depth is far more accurate than relying on the human-provided score where they palpate the live animal or carcase,” ALMTech’s chief investigator, Dr Graham Gardner said.
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