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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on December 19, 2016, 09:43:59 am

Title: sheep scanner courses
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on December 19, 2016, 09:43:59 am

do you need to been in the vet medical profesion to learn to sheep scan?

or is there courses on this that the general public can go on

thanks in advance

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: landroverroy on December 19, 2016, 10:15:46 am

I used to do scanning. (still got the machine).
Obviously rules will have changed somewhat but I believe for sheep scanning, because it is done externally (unlike cattle and equines) you don't need any special qualifications.


You are best speaking to someone who does it and find out where they learnt.

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: harmony on December 19, 2016, 10:24:29 am

The sheep scanners I know are farmers not vets.

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on December 19, 2016, 10:33:05 am

cool thanks
i will look into it

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on December 19, 2016, 04:02:03 pm

if anyone has anymore info that they wish to share please do
thanks

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: Foobar on December 20, 2016, 10:31:18 am

You might have more luck asking on thefarmingforum.co.uk, there are scanners on there.

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: twizzel on December 20, 2016, 10:41:31 am

From what I've heard you can either do it or you can't. It takes a certain eye. Most people I think seem to learn from other experienced scanners? But you may find that difficult as most local scanners are not going to help train up the competition unless they are looking for someone to pass the business onto due to retirement etc  :thinking: the equipment is extremely expensive though...

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: Tim W on December 20, 2016, 02:27:05 pm

scanning is easy--- scanning accurately and at speed is difficult

It's only practice though ---- I have been offered the chance to learn before but never had the inclination

Talk to the equipment suppliers and/or scanners

Title: Re: sheep scanner courses
Post by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on December 20, 2016, 04:27:27 pm

brilliant thanks for the advice

it seems alot of the smaller flocks find it hard to get a scanner for obvious reasons

and yes the eqiupment is expensive

i will keep my eye open and do a bit of research

thanks