Ultrasound Made Easy

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Ultrasound Made Easy

• Andrew W. Meadows, M.S., D.V.M.
• Springwood Livestock Management Service
• Buchanan, VA 24066

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Ultrasound Made Easy

• Scheduling
• Record-keeping
• Identification
• Facilities
• Logistics
• Information Transfer

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Scheduling

• Age windows
• Deadlines
• Turn-around times
• Technician availability

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Scheduling

• Age windows
• Breed
• Sex

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Scheduling

• Deadlines
• Advertising
• Catalog
• Sale

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Scheduling

• Turn-around times
• Technician
• Image processing lab
• Breed association

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Scheduling

• Technician availability
• Season
• Geographic area
• Travel

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Record-keeping

• Enroll in breed improvement program
• Registration of calves
• Barn sheets
• Inventory

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Record-keeping

• Enroll in breed improvement program
• Birth date
• Birth weight
• Weaning weight
• Yearling weight

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Record-keeping

• Registration
• May not be required
• Consult breed association

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Record-keeping

• Barn sheets
• Furnished by most breed associations
• Insure appropriate contemporary grouping

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Sample barn sheet
Id. Reg. No. b. date Scan wt. Wt. date Scan date Grp. code Test type Scan sex Diet code




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Record-keeping

• Inventory
• Cross check with barn sheets
• Resolve before scan date

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Identification

• Tattoo
• Brand
• Freeze
• Hot iron
• Ear tag
• Should match tattoo or brand
• RFID???

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Identification

• Duplicate ids
• Purchased animals
• Errors at birth or recording
• Must be differentiated
• Scan weight
• Member code
• Sex
• Breed

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Facilities

• Power source
• Shelter
• Pens
• Chute

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Facilities

• Power source
• Line
• Generator
• Inverter

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Facilities

• Shelter
• Sunlight/glare
• Precipitation

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Facilities

• Pens
• Thirty head under cover
• Minimize stress

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Facilities

• Chute
• Squeeze
• Head catch
• Neck rope
• Anvil

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Facilities

• Chute (cont.)
• Access
• Drop panels
• Swing doors
• Safety
• Animal
• Technician
• Probe

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Logistics

• Pre-weigh
• Cross check with barn sheets
• Pre-clip
• Sorting/penning

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Logistics

• Cattle handling stress
• Temperature control
• Concurrent processing
• Haul-in

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Information transfer

• Images
• Zip disk
• CD
• Back-up copies
• Overnight shipping

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Information Transfer

• Data
• E-mail spreadsheet
• Member log-on
• Conventional mail

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Summary

• Scheduling
• Age windows, deadlines, tech. availability,
  turn-around
• Record-keeping
• Enrollment, registration, barn sheets, inventory
• Identification
• Tattoo, brand, ear tag, duplicates

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Summary

• Facilities
• Power, shelter, pens, chute
• Logistics
• Pre-weigh, pre-clip, sorting, minimize stress,
  haul-in
• Information transfer
• Images, data

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Thank you!

• Questions??