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Pregnancy Scanning Process
Dairy herds are generally scanned during milking.
In rotary sheds and herringbones with long AI (artificial insemination) races this can be done at the same time as milking with very little effect and stress on cows.
In other situations this will vary depending on the facilities available.
In Beef herds scanning is done in a crush or race and depending on flow about 200 cows an hour can be scanned.
Although the equipment is portable and can be operated in any condition it is advantageous to have suitable working platforms in dairies, and shade when working in sunlight.
Cost effective
Pregnancy scanning testing is comparable to
manual testing in cost per cow, but there are other significant cost
savings.
Large numbers of cows can be scanned in less time.
In dairy herds the non invasive scanning process means no lost production.
Manual pregnancy testing of dairy cows is very invasive and stressful, which can mean loss of milk production.
Large numbers of cows can be scanned in less time.
In dairy herds the non invasive scanning process means no lost production.
Manual pregnancy testing of dairy cows is very invasive and stressful, which can mean loss of milk production.
