# The Use of Ultrasound Scanners by Animal Breeders

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/the-use-of-ultrasound-scanners-by-animal-breeders/
- Published: 2021-08-25T00:57:36+00:00
- Author: Developer

Animal breeders grow livestock that is used to generate goods such as milk, wool,
and meat. They work to improve specific traits of animals. A cow that produces more
milk or a hog that fattens more quickly are two examples. Breeders also grow animals
in order to establish new breeds or maintain the standards of current breeds.

Breeders can use ultrasound imaging to choose animals with excellent loins and avoid
those with excessive carcase fat levels. While this measurement merely represents
muscle depth over the loin, research suggests that selective breeding for muscle
depth can increase total muscle yield significantly.

Cattle producers can check the carcase quality of their cattle by evaluating muscle
and fat levels in the live animal using ultrasound scanning services. This data 
is then analyzed in order to find superior breeding lines.

Indeed, a tiny footprint probe with a low frequency of 3.5 MHz such as the [Micro Convex Ultrasound Scanner, WiFi Probe 3.5Mhz, SIFULTRAS-5.0 FDA](https://sifsof.com/product/convex-ultrasound-scanner-sifultras-5-0/)
may be preferable especially for larger breeds.

SIFULTRAS-5.0 has a reduced contact surface, which enhances the coupling between
the transducer and the skin surface even in difficult locations, and it is also 
utilized in gynaecological diagnostics.

Furthermore, Micro Convex Ultrasound Scanner, 3.5 Mhz, SIFULTRAS-5.0 offers a great
image quality for all applications in daily practice such as abdominal imaging and
basic cardio imaging in cows, dogs and cats…etc.

According to a [study](https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/38904364.pdf), real-time 
ultrasound technology is a comparatively low-cost alternative to expensive and time-
consuming carcass merit assessment of beef sires. As a result, by analyzing carcass
composition in a live animal, this technique has the potential to overcome some 
of the predicted challenges, opening the way for a more efficient and cost-effective
genetic evaluation system.

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References: [Animal breeding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_breeding),

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