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RIRDC Completed Projects in 2001-2002 & Research in Progress as at June 2002
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| BII-2A | Development of domestic markets for value added Australian Velvet Antler and Deer Co Products Part B | Chris Tuckwell | 08 8523 3500 | Bilby International Pty Ltd |
| DIP-4A | Quality assurance, strategic alliances and industry development | Chris Tuckwell | 08 8523 3500 | Deer Industry Projects & Developments Pty Ltd |
| SAR-21A | Defining energy and protein requirements of fallow deer under a Mediterranean environment | Dr Yingjum Ru | 08 8303 7787 | South Australin Research and Development Institute |
| UA-46A | Overcoming summer/autumn nutritional constraints to deer production in Southern Australia | Philip
Tow &
Dean Revell |
08
8303 7857
08 8303 7911 |
University of Adelaide |
| UQ-78A | Drought feeding - Early weaning strategies | Gordon Dryden | 07 5460 1255 | University of Queensland |
| Outcomes | The
velvet antler and venison co-products manual produced by this project provides
those involved in marketing products with a ‘user friendly’ publication
that will inform purchasers of the standard specifications for products
produced in Australia and of the Australian industry’s commitment to Quality
Assurance in production and supply of the products it produces.
The manual also provides farmers with an ‘easy to update’ summary of velvet grading charts and general information about venison co-products. The velvet antler and venison co-products manual compliments the Australian Deer Industry’s Quality Assurance program is well placed to aid the confident production of products that meet processor/marketer quality standards. |
| Implications | This
manual should be regarded as a ‘living’ document that will progressively
meet changing requirements. It was developed with input and cooperation
from a wide range of Industry personnel, all of whom we thank sincerely.
In particular a special note of thanks is given to the New Zealand Game
Industry Board for its consent to include information from their Velvet
Grading Charts for Red deer and Wapiti in this manual.
All processors and purchasers of Velvet Antler and Venison Co-products are urged to use the manual and make recommendations for amendments to further the aims of excellence within the Australian deer industry |
| Implications | The
industry should actively encourage the use of the VenStat program by all
venison processors and make it available to all Australian processors at
a price that encourages them to use it. Data collected by the VenStat program
will add to the Industry’s growing database and provide detail not previously
collected on sex of animals processed and in the future details about condition
score, age at slaughter and amount of bruising. This information is vital
requirement for planning marketing and production strategies and for identifying
quality assurance issues that can influence farmer returns.
Current venison prices are principally a function of factors that are beyond industry control and average venison quality (as determined by average hot carcase weight data) has changed little since April 1998. To provide a more stable basis for venison prices the average hot carcase weight venison must be improved and the variation around the average must be reduced. Research in Australia and New Zealand along with the wide variation in hot carcase weight of animals processed in Australian abattoirs suggests that improved producer management of deer can improve aspects of poor carcase quality. Strategies that should be considered to improve the average hot carcase weight of deer processed in Australia include: 2. Detailed cost benefit analysis of achieving ideal hot carcase weight; 3. Training of Australian deer farmers and processors in live body condition score (BCS) assessment of deer; |
| Publications |
Ru, Y. J., Z. H. Miao, P. C. Glatz and M. Choct (2002). Predicting feed intake of fallow deer (Dama Dama) using alkanes as a marker. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science. 15, 209-212. Ru, Y. J., P. C. Glatz, Z. H. Miao, K. Swanson, S. Falkenberg and S. Wyatt (2002). Comparison of the digestibility of grain and forage by sheep, red and fallow deer. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science. 15, 800-805. Ru, Y. J., J. A. Kruk, M. Fischer, M. Choct and P. C. Glatz. (2002). Predicting n-alkane concentration in pastures and deer faeces for dietary composition and digestibility measurement using near infrared spectroscopy. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science (in press). Ru, Y. J., W.K. Peng, J.A. Kruk, P.C. Glatz, M. Fischer and K. Swanson. (2002). Predicting crude protein content and in vitro digestibility of pastures for fallow deer using near infrared spectroscopy (NIR). Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science (in press). Ru, Y. J. and P. C. Glatz (2002). Energy requirements of 28-32 kg fallow weaner deer in southern Australia. Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science (in press). Ru. Y. J. and P. C. Glatz (2002). The digestibility of feed ingredients for sheep, red and fallow deer. Australian Deer Farming (submitted). |
