Would you like to know why beef farmers USE ultrasound technology to select subjects in their herd, or are you wondering how these measurements are taken in real time on live animals?
A video is now available on the subject. Follow this link
to access it. (Video in French only)
In addition to the demonstration of measures taken by a certified technician in a purebred cattle barn, you can access breeder testimonials and the following information:
Collected data and traits measured with ultrasound measurements in cattle herds
Outcomes resulting from these measures (e.g. accuracy of genetic values, identification of improvement topics for certain traits, marketing tool for bulls, etc.)
This video was produced as part of the project " Development of Communication Tools for Taking Ultrasound Measurements in Cattle ".
To view the project report, visit our « Research Projects