Beef industry leaders and researchers trial 3-D cameras to predict fat and muscle

Lucy Kinbacher
Updated October 2 2019 - 3:48pm, first published 3:00pm
An example of the 3-D imaging technology currently under trial. Work to introduce this to industry will begin soon.
An example of the 3-D imaging technology currently under trial. Work to introduce this to industry will begin soon.

Portable cameras with 3-D imaging technology, commonly used in gaming cameras, are enabling researchers to estimate the carcase performance of cattle well before they are killed.

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

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