Sheepmeat changes welcomed but more to be done to bring it on par with beef industry

By Steve Green
Updated June 14 2019 - 3:49pm, first published 3:45pm
RESEARCH: UNE meat scientist Dr Peter McGilchrist said sheepmeat needed to travel along the same lines as beef, if the maximum value was going to be extracted for the industry.
RESEARCH: UNE meat scientist Dr Peter McGilchrist said sheepmeat needed to travel along the same lines as beef, if the maximum value was going to be extracted for the industry.

University of New England meat scientist Dr Peter McGilchrist welcomed long-awaited changes to the definition of "lamb", but said they still did not allow sheepmeat to be marketed on quality.

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