Multiple industries Beef cattle Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Automation Food processing technology Processing & packaging Research project Translating intramuscular fat measurement technology to the sheepmeat industry Intramuscular fat contributes positively to the juiciness and flavour of lamb and is a useful indicator of eating quality. This project will deliver a commercially applicable intramuscular probe to measure intramuscular fat in un-cut lamb carcases. This project will focus on lamb but the device will also be applicable to beef. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 15 Dec 2021 - 31 Jan 2025 Research organisation Miniprobes Pty Ltd
Sheep & lamb Multiple technology areas Animal technology Automation Processing & packaging Robotics Research project Calibration and accreditation of the SOMA device to measure IMF in sheepmeat Soma Optics, Ltd is a Japanese supplier of near infrared technologies to assess meat quality characteristics in livestock. This project will support the final calibration of three SOMA devices to predict intramuscular fat (IMF) in Australian sheepmeat, which is an indicator of eating quality. Funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Project date 30 Oct 2021 - 29 Dec 2023 Research organisations FHK FUJIHIRA INDUSTRY CO., LTD