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

Ultrasound Made Easy  Scheduling  Record-keeping  Identification  Facilities  Logistics  Information Transfer

Scheduling  Age windows  Deadlines  Turn-around times  Technician availability

Scheduling  Age windows  Breed  Sex

Scheduling  Deadlines  Advertising  Catalog  Sale

Scheduling  Turn-around times  Technician  Image processing lab  Breed association

Scheduling  Technician availability  Season  Geographic area  Travel

Record-keeping  Enroll in breed improvement program  Registration of calves  Barn sheets  Inventory

Record-keeping  Enroll in breed improvement program  Birth date  Birth weight  Weaning weight  Yearling weight

Record-keeping  Registration  May not be required  Consult breed association

Record-keeping  Barn sheets  Furnished by most breed associations  Insure appropriate contemporary grouping

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

Record-keeping  Inventory  Cross check with barn sheets  Resolve before scan date

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

Identification  Duplicate id’s  Purchased animals  Errors at birth or recording  Must be differentiated  Scan weight  Member code  Sex  Breed

Facilities  Power source  Shelter  Pens  Chute

Facilities  Power source  Line  Generator  Inverter

Facilities  Shelter  Sunlight/glare  Precipitation

Facilities  Pens  Thirty head under cover  Minimize stress

Facilities  Chute  Squeeze  Head catch  Neck rope  Anvil

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

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

Logistics  Cattle handling stress  Temperature control  Concurrent processing  Haul-in

Information transfer  Images  Zip disk  CD  Back-up copies  Overnight shipping

Information Transfer  Data  spreadsheet  Member log-on  Conventional mail

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

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

Thank you! Questions??