The incidence of pork quality defects in major Western Australian abattoirs

Authors

M Trezona, Agriculture Western Australia
D N. D'Souza, Department of Agriculture and Food, WAFollow
C D. Hofmeyr, Victorian Institute of Animal Science

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-2001

Conference Title

Eighth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (

Place of Publication

Adelaide

ISBN

0 957 7226-1-3

ISSN

1324-9177

Keywords

pork, pigs, swine, pork quality, meat quality, abattoirs

Disciplines

Meat Science | Other Animal Sciences

Abstract

The National Pork Quality Improvement Program (NPQIP) was established in 1995/96 to reduce the incidence of pork quality defects especially pale soft exudative pork (PSE), a condition that causes large economic losses to the Australian pork industry each year. The NPQIP program reduced the incidence of PSE pork in participating abattoirs by 38% (King, 1996). However, the incidence of PSE in Australian abattoirs is above 20 % (King, 1996) and needs to be reduced to consistently provide both the domestic and export markets with quality pork.

Recommended Citation

Trezona, M, D'Souza, D N, and Hofmeyr, C D. (2001), The incidence of pork quality defects in major Western Australian abattoirs, Eighth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (, Adelaide, pp.83-83.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/244