QUALITY SHEEPMEAT—ON-FARM IMPACTS ON MEAT EATING QUALITY

From the Sheep CRC and Meat and Livestock Australia.

Consumers assess the acceptability and quality of meat by its colour, fatness, tenderness, flavour and juiciness. Today’s consumers prefer to purchase meat with low levels of external fat, but in many cases prefer to eat meat with some intramuscular fat, commonly known as marbling.

On farm impacts on meat eating quality