Can you select for quality and yield?

Joely Mitchell
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:50am, first published August 6 2020 - 10:30am
University of New England meat science lecturer Peter McGilchrist is a big believer in providing carcase feedback but said it was only valuable when there were incentives around for higher quality animals.
University of New England meat science lecturer Peter McGilchrist is a big believer in providing carcase feedback but said it was only valuable when there were incentives around for higher quality animals.

Is it possible to produce cattle and sheep that offer both high quality and high yielding carcases?

Joely Mitchell

Joely Mitchell

Stock & Land editor

Joely started her career at Stock & Land as a cadet journalist in 2016. She is now the editor of the paper.

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