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From March 2020, Meat Standards Australia (MSA) will be rolling out several changes to its model, the MSA Vendor Declaration Form and myMSA. Some of the changes relevant to MSA-registered […]

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Key messages Hormonal Growth Promotants (HGPs) are a reliable product for increasing liveweight gain, provided diet quality enables weight gain. HGPs also impact on other carcase traits such as fatness […]

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The requirement for carcases to meet market specifications has become increasingly important in the beef industry with producers aiming to optimise their abattoir and market compliance rates in order to […]

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Meat Standards Australia (MSA) is the world’s leading eating quality grading program for beef (and sheepmeat), developed to improve the eating quality and consistency of red meat. MSA was developed […]

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Most meat processors and feedlot operators purchase cattle on a price grid. The grid indicates by price, which are the most desirable animals and shows discounts for animals not meeting […]

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Producers who send cattle direct to abattoirs or meat wholesalers are currently paid on the hot standard carcase weight (HSCW) of the animal. Saleable meat yield (SMY) is the proportion […]

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If you had a VVS-1, ‘Ideal’, D, 2.5 you would know without seeing it that you had a spectacular diamond with excellent clarity, cut, colour and carat weight. With a […]