Christine Hutchison

• Biography
• Awards and Recognition 
• Publications
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Biography

Christine Hutchison was originally employed by the Hawkesbury Agricultural College in 1987 to work primarily in the Bachelor of Education (Home Economics) program and subsequently the Food and Nutrition program with UWS. Christine was academic coordinator of Bachelor of Science (Nutrition and Food) from 2001 until 2008. Her teaching expertise is in the areas of Food Product Development, Experimental Foods and Culinary Studies. Christine holds an undergraduate degree in education and a Masters in Science and Technology specialising in meat science and is currently completing a PhD in venison quality.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Meat Science Food Product Development Experimental Foods Culinary Studies

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Grants / Current Projects

Flesch, J.S. & Hutchison C.L. (2010) "Investigation of carcass characteristics, meat quality and carcass utilisation in game species harvested in NSW State Forests". Funding Body: NSW Game Council. $20080.00 

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Awards and Recognition

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

Grant and Project "The relationship between Body Condition Score and Venison Quality"

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Publications

Hutchison, C.L., Mulley, R.C., Wiklund, E & Flesch, J.S. (2010) Consumer evaluation of venison sensory properties: effects of sex, body condition score and carcase suspension method. Meat Science,Volume 86, issue 2, 2010, pages 311-316

Hutchison, C.L., Flesch, J.S. and Mulley, R.C. (2006) The Effect of Pelvic Suspension on the Biochemical and Sensory Quality of Venison from Red deer (Cervus elaphus) and Fallow deer (Dama dama). 6th International Deer Biology Congress, Prague, Czechoslovakia, August 7-11 Mulley, R.C.

Hutchison, C.L., Flesch, J.S., Wiklund, E. and Nicetic, O. (2006) Venison Quality. The relationship of body condition score with consumer perception. RIRDC Publication No 06/043. CanPrint. ACT.

Hutchison, C.L., Flesch, J.S., Mulley, R.C. and Wiklund, E. (2006) Studies of the relationship between body condition score and venison quality characteristics in red and fallow deer. In; proceedings, IV World Deer Congress, Melbourne, Australia, April 20-22.

Wiklund, E., Hutchison, C., Flesch, J., Mulley, R. and Litteljohn, R.P. (2005) “Colour stability and water-holding capacity of M.longissimus and carcass characteristics in fallow deer (Dama dama) grazed on natural pasture or fed barley.” Rangifer, 25 (2): 97-105.

Wiklund, E., Mulley, R.C., Hutchison, C.L. and Littlejohn, R.P. (2004) Effect of Carcass Suspension Method on Water Holding Capacity of Fallow Deer (Dama dama) and Lamb Meat (M.Longissimus). In ; proceedings 50th Int Congress of Meat Sci and Tech, Helsinki, Finland.

Sims, K.L., Wiklund, E., Hutchison, C.L., Mulley, R.C. and Littlejohn, R.P. (2004) Effects of Pelvic Suspension on the Tenderness of Meat from Fallow Deer (Dama dama). In; proceedings of 50th Int Congress of Meat Sci and Tech, Helsinki, Finland.

Hutchison, C.L., Mulley, R.C. and Nicetic, O. (2002) “The relationship of Body condition score and venison quality characteristics in fallow deer (Dama dama)”. In; Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Biology of Deer, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Pp239-243.

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