...T. Marshall; B. L. McIntyre Taste panel assessments were conducted to gain information on the eating quality of kangaroo meat. Meat, from six male and six female animals ranging in age from 1.5 to 9 years was assessed by taste panels for tenderness (on a six point scale), flavour (on a five point...

...Michael Archer ethics vegetarian vegan meat wheat agriculture sentient environment sustainability kangaroo cattle mice singing voiceless Anon. 1, 2010. Myth busting. Meat & Livestock Association. Online: http://www.redmeatgreenfacts.com.au/Myth-Bust Anon. 2...

... conditions are increasing in most developed countries and also in some developing countries thus burdening health systems. Furthermore, in the time that the world's population has doubled, the consumption of meat has tripled. Large population studies associate high meat consumption with deleterious health...

... ‘sheep rangelands’ into desert. Seeking an economically productive alternative, I imagined a scenario in which the value of kangaroo meat could be increased enough, by effective marketing, to encourage wool growers to see kangaroos as a resource rather than a pest, and to reduce sheep numbers and, thus...

.... Landholders should have a form of proprietorship over kangaroos on their properties. It could even lead to fewer methane producing livestock and more kangaroos producing low emission meat. Higher value kangaroos would enhance sustainability and bring other benefits to both Indigenous and other landholders...

...' criteria, as well as a future potential for improvement or development, recommendations have been made for continued use of the following currently-used management methods: aerial and ground surveys; destructive aerial and ground culls; on-site ‘pet-meat' slaughter; trapping; and mustering. The three...

... by cultural influences, and by advertising and marketing of food types and ‘fad diets’, especially when promoted by movie stars, sports heroes and the like. Being omnivores, animal meat will likely remain ‘on the table’ indefinitely, with consumption depending on availability, plus benefits and costs, whether...

... and meat industry. New technologies took advantage of skilled air force pilots, and the surplus of aircraft available post World War 2, to commence an inexpensive, sustained and landscape wide approach to pest management. Aerial baiting has continued to develop as a technology since this time. However...

...Rosie Cooney ABSTRACT Using wild animals as food is controversial, but remains a widespread practice globally, and in some places wild meat is fundamental for food security. Hunting wild animals for food is widely unsustainable and in many places is driving alarming declines, particularly of large...

... 38 kg of plant protein, just in the chicken and pig meat they eat. This increases to 48 kg of protein when we include eggs and dairy products. This should not surprise anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of ecology, who would know that eating at higher trophic levels elicits a loss of nutrients...

... in the form of extensive shooting for their meat. This paper describes the relationship of people with the Topknot Pigeon in the Illawarra through eyewitness accounts from the last century. There is a particular focus on the persevering culture of shooting and the endeavours to eliminate this. flock size...

... part, up until 1940 s, commercial chicken meat was a byproduct of the egg-industry and was only seasonally available (Lasley et al. 1988). In the 1940 s, changes in the industry, including the development of new breeds specifically for meat, improved disease control, and changes in housing methods...

... of Australia" (Cambridge University Press) and Caughley, Grigg and Short (1 983) Search 14: 151 -52. FULL GEOGRAPHIC RANGES OF THREE SPECIES OF KANGAROO a Greys @ pest control is used as an excuse, an attitude which, I believe, to be responsible for the very low prices at which kangaroo meat sells. I am...

... and Climate Change, Sydney.(available at www.environment.nsw.gov.au; ARMCANZ 1997. Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Game Meat for Human Consumption. Victoria, Australia, CSIRO Publishing. Australian Standard for Hygienic Production of Game Meat for Human Consumption Croft D. 2000...

..., A. and Spiegel, N. 2004.Meat quality in kangaroos, Publication No. 04/151, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Barton ACT. 398 AustralianZoologist volume 33 (3) Australian Introduction Now is an excellent time for revisiting the place of kangaroos in Australia s rural industries. After 30...