Red Meat Energetics Phase I
| Project start date: | 01 April 2008 |
| Project end date: | 30 July 2008 |
| Publication date: | 15 September 2015 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Lamb |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
A literature review "Improving the on-farm energetic efficiency of the Australian lamb industry: a review" has been completed. The review has wide application across the lamb supply chain and focuses on the efficient conversion of feed resources to product (lamb). The review incorporates sections on; the derivation of energy, causes of variation in efficiency of energy use, evidence of variation in efficiency and definitions of and methods of assessment of energetic efficiency (systems efficiency, whole animal efficiency and tissue based measures of efficiency). Final consideration is given to future directions and priorities which include: setting future targets for industry efficiency gains, lifetime efficiency (with particular regard to the ewe flock), systems efficiency - not just component efficiency, the impact of new selection areas on efficiency, and how improvements in animal efficiency can be extended to a wide network of producers?
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| Project manager: | Alex Ball |
| Primary researcher: | Department of Primary IndustriesVIC |
