‘Aussie’ pork from macadamias: taste research
Native macadamia nuts could prove the key to developing a distinctively Australian pork flavour profile.
Tag: livestock
Science sorts grass from grain-fed beef
Grass-fed and grain-fed beef products could soon be differentiated using a simple forensic test, according to researchers from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI).
Research to help producers get the most out of lamb feedlots
Dry seasonal conditions and high prices for well finished lambs are driving a growth in feedlot production systems and it’s the focus of new research at the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation.
Meat marbling discovery
New Australian research suggests that marbling is not flecks through the meat, but single strips of fat laid down along predictable pathways.
How competitive are Australian beef and sheepmeat producers?
The latest agri benchmark report commissioned by MLA, examines sheep and beef production in Australia, as well as some of our largest global competitors.
P payback for northern beef production
A wide-ranging economic benchmark for supplementing phosphorus (P) to northern beef shows it finishes well in the black.
Supplement boosts liveweight: MLA study
Feeding beef heifers with a vitamin D supplement appears to increase the amount of phosphorus (P) they intake – optimising growth and reproduction, according to new Australian research.
Bolar defies dark-cutting curse
Dark-cutting meat is the industry bane, an indicator of animal stress and the predictor of toughness. However, NSW beef researchers believe they might have discovered a hopeful sign in one particular cut.
Getting a grip on the real causes of calf loss
The beef industry needs to adopt standard measures and protocols if it is to tackle the underlying causes of one of Northern Australia’s costliest problems, calf loss.
Calf death survey request
Beef producers in southern Australia can help University of Melbourne livestock researchers by participating in a short survey on calf mortality and its impact on the industry.
Silage digestibility similar for sheep and cattle
Digestion of different forage-based silages by sheep and cattle is similar, according to new Australian research. This finding allows data from sheep to be used to evaluate feeds for cattle, and vice versa.
Pig welfare starts with water
The impact of water quality in pig welfare earned veterinarian Diana Turpin the Australian Pork Limited award at this week’s Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, announced at the Canberra ABARES Outlook.