{"id":539,"date":"2015-03-22T00:28:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T00:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2015-03-23T23:38:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T23:38:00","slug":"carcase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/shows\/carcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Carcase Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/RASVLedSteers2014-e1425467784631.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; \/][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Beef Carcase Competitions<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Update on the MSA Index<\/li>\n<li>What is the MSA Index?<\/li>\n<li>What is a \u2018good\u2019 index score?<\/li>\n<li>Can our show use the MSA Index to judge our carcase competition?<\/li>\n<li>New MSA Pathway for Shows Now Available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Carcase Competitions are a great example of commercially relevant and educational focused events for producers. They are a great way shows can use the latest industry research to help advance the livestock industry.<\/p>\n<p>Most beef carcase competitions assess three main areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Market Specifications (eg. HSCW, P8 fat depth, meat colour, fat colour)<\/li>\n<li>Saleable Meat Yield (eg. rib fat, eye muscle area, dressing percent)<\/li>\n<li>Eating Quality (eg. pH, ossification, marbling, HGP status, hump height, sex)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>It is clear that the producers and societies that focus on understanding their feedback improve their ability to produce cattle that better meet the market specification, have higher eating quality and generally score better in competitions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Update on the MSA Index<span style=\"color: #ffcc99;\"> &#8211; introduced in 2014<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Last year MSA (Meat Standards Australia)\u00a0introduced the MSA Index to simplify the <a title=\"MSA Grading\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mla.com.au\/Marketing-beef-and-lamb\/Meat-Standards-Australia\">MSA Grading system<\/a>. Most MSA processors across the country were upgraded to the MSA Index system in 2014 and should now be able to provide this information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What is the MSA Index?<\/h3>\n<p>The <a title=\"MSA Index\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mla.com.au\/solutionstofeedback\/Cattle\/Meat-Standards-Australia-Grading\/MSA-Index\">MSA Index<\/a> predicts the average eating quality of a beef carcase, it is a number between 30 to 80.<\/p>\n<p>It is a consistent benchmark which can be used across all processors, regions and over time, reflecting the impact of management, environmental and genetic differences on eating quality.<\/p>\n<p>The MSA Index combines the impact of all MSA graded traits into one simple number. Full MSA feedback for all individual carcase traits is still available and is an important tool to understand how changes in breeding, genetics or management impact on the eating quality of the carcase.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What is a \u2018good\u2019 index score?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_88\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10515209_795203406022_3558903622485484265_o1-e1426983947814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10515209_795203406022_3558903622485484265_o1-e1426983947814-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"RASV Carcase Competition\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10515209_795203406022_3558903622485484265_o1-e1426983947814-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10515209_795203406022_3558903622485484265_o1-e1426983947814-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10515209_795203406022_3558903622485484265_o1-e1426983947814-1080x848.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10515209_795203406022_3558903622485484265_o1-e1426983947814.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-88\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RASV Carcase Competition<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A carcase with a higher MSA index will have higher beef eating quality scores for many cuts compared to a lower MSA index carcase.<\/p>\n<p>Currently the average MSA Index score is 57. Indexes over 61 are in the top 10% of cattle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Can our show use the MSA Index to judge our carcase\u00a0competition?<\/h3>\n<p>The MSA Index is a great standardised way to assess and compare the eating quality of cattle, but it should not be the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">only<\/span> criteria in a carcase competition. Ensure some criteria on meat yield and market specification are also included. You can not directly compare the MSA Index score (score\/80) with a carcase competition total (usually score\/100).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>New MSA Pathway for Shows Now Available<\/h3>\n<p>MSA requires cattle consignments are not mixed or split in the 14 days prior to slaughter, hence carcase competitions have previously not been eligible to be sold as MSA graded product. Research has now shown that correct management of carcase competition cattle has little impact on eating quality. Shows with large competitions that contact MSA, may now be able to arrange for their exhibits to be able to be sold under the MSA system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See the <a title=\"MSA Grading\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mla.com.au\/Marketing-beef-and-lamb\/Meat-Standards-Australia\">MSA Website<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Show Resources\" href=\"http:\/\/melissaneal.com.au\/shows\/\">More Show Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Beef Carcase Competitions &nbsp; Update on the MSA Index What is the MSA Index? What is a \u2018good\u2019 index score? Can our show use the MSA Index to judge our carcase competition? New MSA Pathway for Shows Now Available Carcase Competitions are a great example of commercially relevant and educational focused events for producers. 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