MEDIA RELEASE: Record Turnout as LambEx26 Carcase Showcase Processing Begins
- LambEx
- 8 hours ago
- 2 min read
Record numbers of lambs have started entering the chiller this week as processing officially kicks off for the LambEx26 AMPC Carcase Showcase - the nation’s largest single collection of lamb carcase performance data.
More than 60 producers from most parts of Australia have signed on, representing flocks from a range of production systems.
Showcase lambs will be assessed across multiple plants, including JBS Bordertown, South Australia, Gundagai Meat Processors, NSW and WAMMCO, Western Australia as part of a national effort to benchmark genetics, management and eating quality utilising MSA Grading technologies - vital information for sheep producers and processors.
Unlike a traditional competition, the Showcase focuses on commercial insight over contest, giving producers a rare, unfiltered look at how their lambs truly perform on the rail and how they can respond with management and breeding decisions.
This data will explored at LambEx26 and also go into a national meta-analysis investigating the influence of genetics, nutrition, management and finishing systems.
LambEx AMPC Carcase Showcase Manager Jason Schulz said this year’s enthusiasm has set a new benchmark.
“Producers are hungry for information - the right information - and this program delivers it,” he said. “The scale of entries shows just how serious people are about improving their flocks and proving the value of good decisions from genetics right through to turn-off.”
JBS Australia, one of the processing partners in the Showcase - and a major LambEx sponsor - believes data collection is good for the entire supply chain.
JBS Australia Brendon Geary, Assistant Livestock Manager Southern said participation in the Showcase aligned with the company’s commitment to continual learning and data capture as well as technology-driven feedback.
“Being part of the nation’s biggest collection of lamb carcase data is hugely important - it’s in everyone’s best interest to extract as much value from a lamb carcase as possible and data as well as feedback makes that possible,” Geary said. “When we can objectively measure carcase performance at scale and then provide that information to producers, we can lift productivity, improve consistency and strengthen Australia’s position as a global leader in premium lamb.”
Processing will begin this week with additional consignments scheduled for February and March next year to capture seasonal variation and finishing patterns.
Media Enquiries:
Jason Schulz - LambEx26 AMPC Carcase Showcase Managercarcase.showcase@lambex.org.au | 0417 863 268
