Results appear as tables or graphs which can be printed. By changing inputs, a wide range of scenarios can be tested and compared. Farm management scenarios can be stored for future use or modification, and key input data can be changed to reflect local conditions. Help notes in the software together with a hard copy Technical Manual provide user-friendly directions and explanations. Qld 4305 Tel.
Ecchymosis is a serious quality issue affecting acceptance of fresh venison in the marketplace.
Ecchymosis reduces the visual appeal of venison, shortens shelf-life and is a cause of carcass condemnation in the export trade. This project involved collection of data on the incidence and severity of ecchymosis in fallow deer killed at Strathalbyn before the deer killing system was improved in 1998. After these abattoir modifications, similar carcass data was collected in 1999. Data was collected for 334 fallow killed in the old system from May to July 1997 and 426 fallow killed in the new system in May to July 1999. Ecchymosis was recorded in the diaphragm muscle and in separate commercial cuts during boning.