Scans
Those serious about improving genetic know that body scans are an important aid in the quest for continued improvement.
Understanding CT scan images of a sheep
Sheep are positioned on their back in a purpose built cradle, for CT scanning.
When looking at the images tissues of different density are shown as different shades of grey: Bone is shown as white
• Muscle as light grey
• Fat as dark grey
• Air or gas as black
Three cross-sectional scans are taken, namely:
• Hind leg
• Fifth lumbar vertebra
• Eighth rib
These three scans enable carcass fat, muscle and bone to be predicted with 90-98% accuracy.Below and to the right, we show the Hind leg and the fifth lumbar (loin/chop) area for selected Drinkstone ram.
For an explanation of scan images open document:
Understanding scan imagesDRINKSTONE OH SO SMART
Drinkstone Oh So Smart
Drinkstone Peacemaker
Drinkstone Peacemaker
Drinkstone Punt Gun
Drinkstone Punt Gun
Drinkstone Oh Just So
Drinkstone Oh Just So
