Researchers get objective about finding lamb's holy grail

Vernon Graham
Updated May 26 2020 - 7:44am, first published May 15 2020 - 3:00pm
DOCTOR OF MEASUREMENT: Pete McGilchrist from New England University says a number of new technologies are being investigated in the race to develop objective measurement of intramuscular fat (marbling) in lamb carcases.
DOCTOR OF MEASUREMENT: Pete McGilchrist from New England University says a number of new technologies are being investigated in the race to develop objective measurement of intramuscular fat (marbling) in lamb carcases.

Imaging needles used in human brain surgery and a camera which measures fat in tuna are among the latest batch of potential technologies for objectively measuring marbling in lamb.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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