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Ultrasound EPDs have lead to genetic progress for carcass traits and the following videos show
how this information is garnered, how it relates to actual carcass measurements, and how information
travels from the farm to the breed association.
The use of ultrasound to indicate the carcass potential of an animal serves as a very
useful tool particularly in ranking and ascertaining genetic differences among potential sires. For
those who are interested in becoming an Ultrasound Guidelines Council (UGC) certified technician, the
following videos concerning equipment, scanning technique, breed association paperwork, and carcass
anatomy will prove to be very useful as you learn what you need to scan, how to do it, and the corresponding
carcass traits that are being measured. More about becoming a UGC certified technician can be found at
Ultrasound Guidelines Council. If you are
a seedstock producer who is interested in having cattle scanned or are already doing so the video
pertaining to breed association paperwork will prove valuable in determining what you need to do before
and after your cattle are scanned to make sure that the scan data generated is used in the calculation
of EPDs. If you are a commercial producer who places emphasis on ultrasound EPDs when buying bulls it
is important to know how these measures relate to the carcass traits that you are trying to improve and
the economic relevance of improving these traits which is detailed in the carcass anatomy presentation.
Equipment (Presents: Craig Hays, UGC Certified Technician)
Scanning Techniques (Presents: Craig Hays, UGC Certified Technician)
Carcass Anatomy (Presents: Dr. Dennis Burson, Professor of Animal Science, UNL)
Breed Association Paperwork (Presents: Larry Keenan, American Red Angus Association)
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