(Conducted in Australia for Cattle, Sheep breeders, farmers, vets & consultants)

Livestock PREGNANCY SCANNING Training Workshops

Available pre-purchase (after payment for training workshop) to understand & gain full benefit from your LIVESTOCK ULTRASOUND Scanning equipment investment

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On Site Ultrasound Livestock Pregnancy Scanning Training

Learn and use the products before or after you buy (Training Costs Apply)

Learning how to use an ultrasound scanner to determine pregnancy in livestock is not rocket science but it does involve learning the basic principles of ultrasound. We pride ourselves in making this experience for you easy, informative, value for money and by the end of the day will leave you with a solid understanding of how ultrasound works and have you confidently picking up pregnancies.

Over the years we have trained hundreds of people from farmers to commercial operators, not one person has ever walked away without feeling they have gained enough knowledge and practical experience to set about scanning.

Our feedback tells us farmers have greatly improved their breeding production and our commercial operators are making good incomes.
Streamlining your breeding numbers will stabilize future returns.

Livestock Ultrasound Pregnancy Scanning Training / Day Workshop (On-site) - with Phil Shoeffel

Ultrasound Workshops
Covers the principles of ultrasound.
Practical hands on sessions with cattle and sheep.
For private and commercial operations.

These workshops have been designed for animal breeders and service providers to increase their understanding of ultrasound and its use in animal breeding programs.

Conducted with a happy and fun atmosphere.

Total cost $650 + Travel Expenses

Organise up to a maximum of 6 breeders / interested parties
Conducted on your property
Conducted using your animals and facilities
1 day course

Available pre-purchase (after payment of $650 for this training) to people who are interested in purchasing Draminski or Sonoptek ultrasound pregnancy scanning equipment from Advanced Farm systems.

Topics covered include
Equipment Operation, What to Look For, Key Pregnancy Markers, How to use Ultrasound in a Breeding Program, Key Benefits, Detection time, Lambing and Calving Rates, Risks & Side Effects and more.

All Ultrasound Scanners sold by Advanced Farm Systems are on-site and available for purchase on the day.

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Download PDF Course Notes

Call Phillip (+61) 0400 403 883

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Queensland & NSW Training Partner: David McCabe - Chinchilla (registered in QLD & NSW)

David McCabe has been a passionate cattle breeder for most of his life. In 2019 he started a program to deliver Bovine Reproductive Training to Cattle Breeders This was after learning to Artificially Inseminate in 1999 and then teaching Artificial lnsemination and Manual Pregnancy Testing for All State Ag for approximately 6 years.

He currently offers group courses (for 10 people) teaching Manual Pregnancy Palpation (2 days), Artificial Insemination of Cows techniques and skills (2 days), and Ultrasound Pregnancy Scanning using the EQ-1 Scanner (1 day).

He also offers commercial contracting services in the above skill set.

Contact David to organise a Training Program for Cattle Breeders (on your property in NSW or QLD or on his property in Chinchilla QLD), or for our Contracting Service.

Host farms are always needed in NSW / QLD.

Cost's vary per course, location / travel time.

For More Information, Bookings & Payment

Call David McCabe (Chinchilla, Queensland) on 0427 658 153

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Livestock Pregnancy Scanning Basics

Download Sheep Ultrasound Pregnancy Images (courtesy of Draminski)

Download Cattle / Cow Ultrasound Pregnancy Images (courtesy of Draminski)

Ultrasound Setting Up to Scan

1/ Put a Table next to the crush

2/ Put the Tablet in a briefcase propping the lid open or a plastic drum to give the screen of the Tablet shade and protection from dust and being mishandled. Angle the tablet in the above briefcase or container so it can be easily seen from the operator in the Vet Crate behind the crush

3/ This also keeps one hand free to hold the cow’s tail and the other to hold the Probe. It is important for the scanning operator to hold the tail as this helps to locate the probe and also stops the tail from flicking out and damaging the probe on the side of the crush.

4/ Have two buckets of water on hand. One for washing the probe and one for keeping you as clean as possible. We mix Hibitane with the water in both buckets which is just a common livestock disinfectant. This ensures that bacteria are not carried into the rectal passage from one cow to the next and also lubricates the probe to assist with rectal insertion.

Remember the Principals of Ultrasound

a/ Black Amniotic Fluid appears in the ultrasound image (on the screen) of a pregnant cow. The fluid appears black on the screen as Ultrasound passes through fluid and does not reflect back.

b/ Then look for activity in the fluid - by that we mean look for Cotyledons, which look like mushrooms lining the walls of the fluid.

Cotyledons are part of the placenta providing nutrients, blood and oxygen to the fetus. So, when you see Cotyledons, you have a pregnancy.

Often other activity will be seen in the form of the frame (ribcage) of the calf in older pregnancies, and/or umbilical cords (which wave about like a piece of string or cotton in the early stages).

However, essentially once you have seen black amniotic fluid and Cotyledons you have a pregnancy.

The natural tendency in the early stages is to over evaluate what you are seeing on the screen. To confirm pregnancy in a cow only takes up to 30 seconds . If scanning is taking longer it is usually because the cow is empty - and this deserves extra time so appropriate breeding decisions can be made after ensuring the cow is empty. i.e Scanning the empties takes the longest.

In an empty cow you will not see the mass of black fluid nor will you see the Cotyledons.