Adopted by the U.S. Beef Breeds Council Ultrasound Guidelines Council Beef Cattle Ultrasound Technician Proficiency Testing and Certification Program Adopted by the U.S. Beef Breeds Council July 2001
Purpose To develop a national governance structure and protocol for annual proficiency testing and certification for technicians involved in scanning beef cattle for composition traits and in interpreting images used in national cattle evaluation programs.
Governance Committee Beef Breed Representatives John Crouch Loren Jackson Kent Anderson Robert Williams University/Research Persons Scott Greiner Dan Moser Lisa Kriese-Anderson One Active Technician Andy Meadows Laboratory Representation Mark Henry Rethel King Becky Hays
Responsibilities Establish the Certification Date and Host Oversee the Certification Development and maintenance of all protocols and proficiency standards Develop and maintain standards for testing and certifying new or enhanced real-time ultrasound scanning hardware and interpretation software.
Member Organizations Beef Breed Associations Centralized Ultrasound Processing Labs An ultrasound interpretation organization that works with two or more field technicians, serves two or more beef breed organizations, employs two or more laboratory interpretation technicians, and processes 4,000 or more images annually.
Presentations Lisa-Kriese Anderson, Ph.D. Scott Greiner, Ph.D. Auburn University Field and Lab Certification Scott Greiner, Ph.D. Virginia Tech. System Review Dan Moser, Ph.D. Kansas State University Have Phenotypic Trends for Carcass Traits Followed Genetic Trends