Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31269
Title: Microwave technology is a potential tool for the genetic selection of carcase composition in lamb
Contributor(s): Guy, S Z Y  (author)orcid ; Walkom, S F  (author)orcid ; Marimuthu, J (author); Gardner, G E (author); Brown, D J  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2021
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31269
Related DOI: 10.1071/ANv61n3abs
Abstract: Selection for the breeding objective trait of lean meat yield percentage in lamb is currently achieved using correlated live animal measures (e.g. weights and ultrasound scans) and carcase measures (hot carcase weight, C-site fat depth and GR tissue depth) (Mortimer et al. 2017). The collection of the carcase composition traits is currently a labour intensive and expensive process. Microwave technology is being investigated as an alternative tool to measure the carcase traits more easily in a commercial processing environment (Marimuthu et al. 2020). This study explores the potential to select for carcase composition using microwave predictions of C-site fat depth.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAAS 2021: 33rd Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences, Fremantle, Australia, 1st - 3rd February, 2021
Source of Publication: Animal Production Science, 61(3), p. lxxxi-lxxxi
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1836-5787
1836-0939
0728-5965
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100412 Sheep for meat
HERDC Category Description: E3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publication
Description: Publication also known as Animal Production in Australia, volume 33
Appears in Collections:Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
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