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

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

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

4. Scheduling  Age windows  Breed  Sex

5. Scheduling  Deadlines  Advertising  Catalog  Sale

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

7. Scheduling  Technician availability  Season  Geographic area  Travel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. Facilities  Power source  Shelter  Pens  Chute

17. Facilities  Power source  Line  Generator  Inverter

18. Facilities  Shelter  Sunlight/glare  Precipitation

19. Facilities  Pens  Thirty head under cover  Minimize stress

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

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

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

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

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

25. Information Transfer  Data  E-mail spreadsheet  Member log-on  Conventional mail

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

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

28. Thank you! Questions??