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A pathway to improve quality of national herd logo
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A pathway to improve quality of national herd

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project aims to establish the design of a system to enable improved quality of current herd and productivity data of the national beef herd. Accurate herd and productivity data is required by government, research providers and industry to monitor performance, set directions for future funding and to substantiate data...

1 Jul 2019 - 9 Feb 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Integrity Ag and Environment

Carbon accounting workshops logo
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Carbon accounting workshops

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The goal of this project is to conduct seven pilot carbon accounting workshops to create producer case studies and aid the design an extension and adoption product for industry. Australian producers need to be equipped with the tools they need to identify their current carbon position so that they can...

21 Feb 2020 - 31 Mar 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Integrity Ag and Environment

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Re-locatable medical CT for DEXA

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will develop a reliable predictor of lean meat yield (LMY%) using DEXA within processing plants. The results will underpin producer feedback and value-based payment systems, support the calibration of other LMY% prediction devices and develop a standardisation system to ensure in-plant DEXA systems reliably measure LMY % within...

15 Jan 2019 - 15 Dec 2024

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

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Using microwave to detect foreign object

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will design, build and test a prototype microwave system for detecting plastics and other contaminants in meat. The proposed microwave system will be a low cost solution for processing plants.

30 Mar 2019 - 15 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Viability of Multi-Energy X-ray Absorption logo
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Viability of Multi-Energy X-ray Absorption

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

The main objective of this project was to conduct an initial evaluation of the potential for Multi-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (MEXA) to measure shear force and intramuscular fat percentage in the lamb loin to inform further investment.

30 Apr 2019 - 11 Mar 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Effect of ionizing radiation on bacteria during processing logo
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Effect of ionizing radiation on bacteria during processing

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will test the outcomes of radiation from DEXA on bacteria during meat processing and validate the impact and risk to the food industry. The outcome is predicted to be quality assurance for the use of X-ray in the meat industry.

15 Apr 2019 - 1 Feb 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

Calibration and repeatability of CT imaging logo
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Calibration and repeatability of CT imaging

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project will deliver a calibration device that can link industry “gold standard” CT calibration data. The variables that could impact repeatability of CT images will also be investigated, so that a robust prediction of lean meat yield can be delivered to the Australian meat industry.

20 Apr 2019 - 28 Nov 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

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Camera grading for lamb meat quality

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project is designed to enable the implementation of MSA mark II lamb cuts based grading. The project will develop automated camera grading of the cut lamb loin, utilising the Scott's middle machine, to allow product segregation (loins and legs) into at least two or more eating quality classes based...

31 May 2019 - 30 Dec 2022

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

DEXA and CT prediction of retail beef cuts logo
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DEXA and CT prediction of retail beef cuts

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

By establishing the relationships between DEXA and CT measurements and beef cut weights from a range of retail cut specifications, this project will underpin the development of a Beef Value Calculator. This tool will allow the beef supply chain to predict the retail value of a carcases based on the...

1 Jun 2019 - 15 Dec 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Murdoch University

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Trial of HMT-1 industrial wearable computer

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

This project is designed to identify core functionality, potential productivity and safety improvements enabled by the Real wear HMT-1 wearable computer in meat processing facilities. The outcome is to get user feedback to list, measure, discuss and map innovative wearable computers for meat and livestock industries.

30 May 2019 - 29 May 2021

New South Wales, Australia

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