COMPUTER PROGRAMS WHICH ENABLE PRICING OF SHEEP AND LAMB CARCASSES BASED ON YIELD ESTIMATION SUITABILITY AND FINANCIAL PARAMETERS

A computer program called LAMPRO has been developed for use by the Australian meat industry to assist with the pricing of lamb carcasses. Based on a series of prediction equations and accounting for the cost structure of a meat processor the program allows the real value of a carcass to be established. The concept has also been extended to cater for mutton carcasses destined for either domestic or export markets incorporated in a program called MUTONPRO.